Tournament
11Tournament — The broad term describing a whole range of martial activities from the hastilude, pas d’armes, round table, pageant, emprise, and a host of others. The tournament began as a training for war, and was gradually more regulated and specialized.… …
12tournament — n. 1) to conduct, hold a tournament 2) abridge; chess; invitational; rapid transit (for chess); tennis tournament * * * chess hold a tournament invitational tennis rapid transit (for chess) a bridge to conduct …
13tournament */*/ — UK [ˈtʊə(r)nəmənt] / US [ˈtɜrnəmənt] noun [countable] Word forms tournament : singular tournament plural tournaments a series of games in which the winner of each game plays in the next game until there is one player or team left a… …
14tournament — n. 1 any contest of skill between a number of competitors, esp. played in heats (chess tournament; tennis tournament). 2 a display of military exercises etc. (Royal Tournament). 3 hist. a a pageant in which jousting with blunted weapons took… …
15tournament — tour|na|ment [ˈtuənəmənt, ˈto: US ˈtə:r , ˈtur ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: torneiement, from torneier; TOURNEY] 1.) a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner ▪ I feel… …
16tournament — noun 1) a golf tournament Syn: competition, contest, championship, meeting, tourney, meet, event, match, round robin 2) historical a knight preparing for a tournament Syn: joust, tilt; …
17tournament — noun Etymology: Middle English tornement, from Anglo French turneiement, from turneier Date: 13th century 1. a. a knightly sport of the Middle Ages between mounted combatants armed with blunted lances or swords and divided into two parties… …
18tournament — tour|na|ment [ tɜrnəmənt ] noun count ** a series of games in which the winner of each game plays in the next game until there is one player or team left: a golf/tennis/chess tournament …
19tournament — [[t]tʊ͟ə(r)nəmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ tournaments N COUNT: oft supp N A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until just one person or team is left …
20tournament — noun (C) 1 tennis/chess/badminton etc tournament a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner 2 a competition to show courage and fighting skill between soldiers in the Middle Ages …
