ringed

[ ringd ]

adjective

1. having or wearing a ring or rings. ring.
2. marked or decorated with or as if with a ring or rings. ring.
3. surrounded by or as if by a ring or rings. ring.
4. formed of or with rings; ring; ringlike or annular:

   a ringed growth.

5. Armor. noting armor having rings ring sewn side by side to a flexible backing.

ringed

/ rɪŋd /

adjective

1. displaying ringlike markings
2. having or wearing a ring
3. formed by rings; annular

Word History and Origins

Origin of ringed¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English hringed; ring ¹, -ed ³, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Vans’ offices, which are ringed at the top with Vans’ famous checkers, are at 1588 S. Coast Drive in Costa Mesa near the 405 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

Uranus is a beautiful, icy ringed world in the outer reaches of our solar system.

From BBC

"They should be dumping a fortune on ads that show Harris saluting troops, backgrounded by the fluttering Stars and Stripes and ringed by generals and former national security officials."

From Salon

On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.

From Los Angeles Times

Palestinians living in small hamlets ringed by hilltop outposts say they fear it’s just a matter of time until they’re forced to leave their homes.

From Seattle Times

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