A ceremony at which a building or other facility is declared to be open or an event begins.
the song featured in the Olympic opening ceremony
Example sentencesExamples
She was performing the opening ceremony at a marquee in Victoria Square.
Scenes of the colourful opening ceremony launch a week of World Championship competition.
He was speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day technology expo.
A few hours later we are at the official opening ceremony, which includes everything from traditional drummers to a military band ushering in the newly elected President.
There are tentative plans to stage the summit's opening ceremony at the Johannesburg Stadium at Ellis Park.
The opening ceremony featured 10,000 performers in front of a 30,000 plus strong audience.
We started our opening ceremonies with a banner parade.
Under his direction, the symphony performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Following speeches at the opening ceremony, each minister planted a tree in the embassy garden.
He was called on to perform the official opening ceremony for the farm shops.
Definition of opening ceremony in US English:
opening ceremony
noun
A ceremony at which a building or other facility is declared to be open or an event begins.
the song featured in the Olympic opening ceremony
Example sentencesExamples
She was performing the opening ceremony at a marquee in Victoria Square.
He was speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day technology expo.
Under his direction, the symphony performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
A few hours later we are at the official opening ceremony, which includes everything from traditional drummers to a military band ushering in the newly elected President.
The opening ceremony featured 10,000 performers in front of a 30,000 plus strong audience.
There are tentative plans to stage the summit's opening ceremony at the Johannesburg Stadium at Ellis Park.
Following speeches at the opening ceremony, each minister planted a tree in the embassy garden.
Scenes of the colourful opening ceremony launch a week of World Championship competition.
We started our opening ceremonies with a banner parade.
He was called on to perform the official opening ceremony for the farm shops.