bullring

noun

bull·​ring ˈbu̇l-ˌriŋ How to pronounce bullring (audio)
 also  ˈbəl-
1
: an arena for bullfights
2
: a short oval track for horse or auto racing

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That makes Afternoons of Solitude, in its uncompromising way, a doc as muscular and ferocious as the poor creatures being ritualistically slaughtered in those bullrings. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024 Mercifully, we’re spared the sight of ears being cut off as trophies, though seeing the half-dead animals roped by the horns and dragged out of the bullring by a team of horses, leaving a trail of blood, is a picture not easily forgotten. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024 Participants race down a narrow cobblestone street ahead of or alongside bulls before funneling into the city’s bullring. Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2022 Tourists can further embrace the artist’s early life with a visit to the Church of Santiago, where he was baptized; the local bullring; or the Málaga School of Fine Arts, where his father taught. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bullring 

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bullring was in 1802

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“Bullring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullring. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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