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- Dictionarytournament/ˈtʊənəm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. (in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize. Similar
- 2. (in the Middle Ages) a sporting event in which two knights (or two groups of knights) jousted on horseback with blunted weapons, each trying to knock the other off, the winner receiving a prize. Similar
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A tournament is a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner is left. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of tournament with Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word tournament, which can mean a series of games or contests, a knightly sport, or a prize. See examples of tournament in sentences and related articles.
Tournament definition: a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests. See examples of TOURNAMENT used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of tournament as a sports competition or a medieval jousting event. Find out how to pronounce, use and collocate the word with Oxford examples and synonyms.
A tournament is a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner. It can also refer to a medieval martial sport or contest in which knights fought with blunted lances.
A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches until just one person or team is left. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'tournament' in different contexts.
A tournament refers to a gathering of competitors playing a series of games. There are chess tournaments, golf tournaments, tennis tournaments, and a number of tournaments titled “Tournament of Champions.”
