Definition of tournament Tournament

/tʊˈɹnʌmʌnt/ - [turnumunt] - tour•na•ment

We found 10 definitions of tournament from 7 different sources.

What does tournament mean?

Noun Plural: tournaments
tournament - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
		tourney
		contest, competition a struggle between rivals
		world cup a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion
		elimination tournament a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
		open information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
		contest, competition a struggle between rivals

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tournament (Noun)
During the Middle Ages , a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
tournament (Noun)
A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.

tournament (n.)
A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.
tournament (n.)
Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.

tournament
A series of games played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.

tournament
tōōr′na-ment, n. a military sport of the Middle Ages in which combatants engaged one another to display their courage and skill in arms: any contest in skill involving a number of competitors and a series of games.—Also Tour′ney. [O. Fr. tournoiement, tornoi—torner—L. tornāre, to turn.]

tournament
A military sport of the Middle Ages, in which combatants engaged one another with the object of exhibiting their courage, prowess, and skill in the use of arms, or for the honor of the ladies attending. According to Ducange, the difference between a tournament and a joust is, that the latter is a single combat, while in the former a troop of combatants encounter each other on either side. But this distinction has not been always observed.