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bullring

American  
[bool-ring] / ˈbʊlˌrɪŋ /

noun

  1. an arena for a bullfight.


bullring British  
/ ˈbʊlˌrɪŋ /

noun

  1. an arena for bullfighting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bullring

First recorded in 1600–10; bull 1 + ring 1

Example Sentences

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The ghost of young matador Pedro Romero, the quiet center of Jake’s storm, waits on the bullring sand.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

The Rare Books section holds 1,700 books on bullfighting — believed to be the largest collection in the U.S. — which leads Szabo to mention that Chinatown had a bullring in the 1840s.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

“You see? Heavy tight dresses like this are made for the festivals at the bullring in Seville city,” she explained.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Sometime in 1925 Johnny and his guardian pulled into the old mining town of Butte, Montana, where the local bullring racetrack linked up with a network of other tracks, carnivals, and fairs.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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