1. rows of seats or steps rising one behind another, as in an amphitheater or stadium
Usage: architecture; plural form

Examples

• The ancient amphitheater featured stone gradins that could seat thousands of spectators.
• Students filled the gradins of the lecture hall for the popular professor’s class.
• The stadium’s gradins provided excellent views of the field from every level.
• Architects designed the gradins to ensure optimal sightlines throughout the venue.
• The concrete gradins were built to withstand decades of heavy use.
• Spectators climbed the gradins to find their assigned seats before the performance.