bullring

[ bool-ring ]

noun

1. an arena for a bullfight.

bullring

/ ˈbʊlˌrɪŋ /

noun

1. an arena for bullfighting

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullring¹

First recorded in 1600–10; bull ¹ + ring ¹

Example Sentences

The final phase will be redesigning the historic bullring, so it can be used for large gatherings, like concerts or lectures.

From Voice of San Diego

Miraculously, Juan Jose Padilla was back in the bullring—sí, fighting bulls—a mere five months later.

From The Daily Beast

He recommended that they should walk orderly; but instead of that they proceeded tumultuously to the Bullring.

From Project Gutenberg

Same stock my grandfather used to sell Boon Bullring before the water.

From Project Gutenberg

Human voices welled in a mob roar from the great open cylinder of the bullring.

From Project Gutenberg

I sketched under the tropic sun, in corrals, in a bullring, under an Indian laurel; I poked through empty rooms.

From Project Gutenberg

Once there were twin swimming pools, a bullring, and fifty Japanese gardeners to maintain the gardens.

From Project Gutenberg