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battle royale
[bat-l roi-al]
noun
plural
battle royales, battles royalea fight, often to the death, in which more than two combatants are engaged and the victor is the last surviving participant.
adjective
of or relating to a genre of fiction, television show, movie, or video game that features this kind of elimination fight to the death: a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.
battle royale FPS games;
a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.
Word History and Origins
Origin of battle royale1
Example Sentences
The “Fortnite” franchise first dabbled in the world of music in 2019 when DJ Marshmello performed a virtual concert on “Fortnite Battle Royale.”
"Battlefield" challenges its rival with smaller multiplayer maps than usual and a "battle royale" mode where players eliminate each other one by one, similar to a popular mode found on "Call of Duty".
Earlier this year “Fortnite” launched “Galactic Battle,” which was billed as its biggest Star Wars-themed tie-in, as well as a “Simpsons”-themed battle royale mini-season that kicked off earlier this month.
The shooting and building game has multiple game modes, with its online battle royale its most popular feature.
There was the part of me that was slightly skeptical seeing a logline that leaned on two of the biggest Asian-led shows ever, but the part of me that grew up on a steady diet of chanbara is excited by the idea of a battle royale with samurai — and that part has completely won out.
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