PRIZE RING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prize ring mean? 

• PRIZE RING (noun)
  The noun PRIZE RING has 1 sense:

1. a square ring where boxers fight

  Familiarity information: PRIZE RING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIZE RING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A square ring where boxers fight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

boxing ring; prize ring

Hypernyms ("prize ring" is a kind of...):

ring (a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle)

Domain category:

boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)

 Context examples 

We are here to-night, said he, not only to celebrate the past glories of the prize ring, but also to arrange some sport for the future.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)