- 1(less frequent tourney) a sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only the winner left a golf/basketball/tennis, etc. tournament
- 2a competition in the Middle Ages between soldiers on horseback fighting to show courage and skill a medieval jousting tournament
tournament
nounNAmE//ˈtərnəmənt//, NAmE//ˈtʊrnəmənt//, NAmE//ˈtɔrnəmənt//
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