tournament
noun
- a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
- a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
Origin of tournament
Related Words for tournament
fight, contest, series, tourney, test, sport, meeting, event, match, duel, clash, tilt, joust, meet, gamesExamples from the Web for tournament
Contemporary Examples of tournament
Collins said that most of her knowledge is from “here and there,” so there was no need to cram before the tournament.
The tournament itself is like the second season of a reality show.
Interestingly Germany began this tournament trying to play Barcelona style with a plethora of midfielders.
He seemed miffed, after the game, to be adjudged the best player of the tournament.
Early on in the tournament, hardcore Argentina fans spoofed the Argentina roster listing Pope Francis as a team member.
Pope Francis v. Pope Benedict: Who Will God Favor In World Cup Final?Barbie Latza Nadeau
July 10, 2014
Historical Examples of tournament
The regulations and laws of the tournament were very minute.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
You must enter the tournament—Mother, did you remember about the cup and the—you know?
The Innocent AdventuressMary Hastings Bradley
There was almost a tournament of rivalry in describing sufferings.
In a Little TownRupert Hughes
The first tournament is treated in the poem of Luca Pulci, ed.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in ItalyJacob Burckhardt
It may be as well to explain the difference between a tournament and a joust.
Chatterbox, 1905.Various