Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A circular arena for bullfights.
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- noun bullfighting The area in which a
bullfight is competed.
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- noun a stadium where bullfights take place
Etymologies
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Examples
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The restaurant/hotel in the bullring is a high end place to eat, Quinta Royale Zacatecas.
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After the fiestas terminate on February 23, the bullring is dismantled.
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Each year the bullring is constructed from saplings tiled together with 'ixtle' or cord from the maguey cactus.
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After the fiestas terminate on February 23, the bullring is dismantled.
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Each year the bullring is constructed from saplings tiled together with 'ixtle' or cord from the maguey cactus.
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The bullring is designed to give the matador the advantage.
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The bullring is designed to give the matador the advantage.
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The socialists will announce in February whether there is a possibility that the Dane, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, will jump into the bullring which is the electoral campaign.
cafebabel.com 2009
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'bullring' of events including a visit to the Weapons Training Simulation System to test their marksmanship skills; the Combat Training Simulation Facility; and viewing 11 Brigade Unit Displays, demonstrations, and Equipment.
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At various times, in case you didn't get it, the bullring analogy is made quite literal.
Howard Kissel: The Met's New "Traviata" Howard Kissel 2011
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