Arena
[ə'riːnə] or [ə'rinə]
Definition
(noun.) a playing field where sports events take place.
(noun.) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand.
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Definition
(n.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.
(n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.
(n.) "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Field, lists, stage, ring, amphitheatre, battle-field, field of battle, scene of action, place of contest.
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Definition
n. part of the ancient amphitheatre strewed with sand for the combats of gladiators and wild beasts: any place of public contest: a battlefield: place of action of any kind.—adj. Arenā′ceous sandy: dry: (geol.) applied to rocks composed entirely or largely of grains of quartz.—ns. Arenā′ria the sandwort a genus of low herbs allied to the chickweeds; Arenā′tion the application of hot sand to the body as a remedy.
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n. In politics an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.
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Examples
- Ten of us can take the throne, for I had seen that Issus' guards had for the most part entered the fray within the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- At a signal from Dak Kova the doors of two cages were thrown open and a dozen green Martian females were driven to the center of the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I could see messengers running swiftly through the audience, and as they passed the nobles there unsheathed their swords and sprang into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He still grasped Jane in one great arm as Tarzan bounded like a leopard into the arena which nature had provided for this primeval-like battle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I cried as we approached the arena's barrier wall. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I might have been an unfortunate little bull in a Spanish arena, I got so smartingly touched up by these moral goads. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We were having a merry time of it, we two, when a great body of Issus' own guards were ordered into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- That you will be thrown to the wild calots [dogs] in the great arena as soon as the hordes have assembled for the yearly games. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As soon as the signal is given the bull is let into the arena. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Snatching up his long-sword, I sprang into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It flew true as an arrow and piercing the poor devil's heart laid him dead upon the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A huge black entered the arena with the young women. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Dak Kova, with his jeds and chieftains, sat at the center of one side of the arena upon a large raised platform. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The Colosseum at Rome, for example, the arena of many great gladiatorial shows, was converted into a fortress, and so was the amphitheatre at Arles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Motioning her to follow, Tarzan walked toward the trees at the edge of the arena, and taking her in one strong arm swung to the branches above. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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