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ringed

American  
[ringd] / rɪŋd /

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 British  
/ rɪŋd /

adjective

  1. displaying ringlike markings

  2. having or wearing a ring

  3. formed by rings; annular

"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 ringed

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

Example Sentences

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Leonard said one of the main species the initiative aimed to protect was the ringed plover, a small coastal bird that nests directly on beaches and shingle.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Population centers and major lines of communication are spread out within the interior of the country, beyond borders ringed by rugged mountain ranges, making enemy supply lines vulnerable to interdiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

This week it was ringed by a fence emblazoned with the words “Empowering fresh starts together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It was a misty, gray lake, wide and ringed with firs, its calm surface smooth as slate.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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