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battle royale
[bat-l roi-al]
noun
plural
battle royales, battles royalea fight, often to the death, in which more than two combatants are engaged and the victor is the last surviving participant.
adjective
of or relating to a genre of fiction, television show, movie, or video game that features this kind of elimination fight to the death: a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.
battle royale FPS games;
a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of battle royale1
Example Sentences
But its online battle royale is by far its most popular feature, where up to 100 players compete to be the last one standing.
Blaming the fall of a republic on a blockade instead of a dad-versus-son battle royale is like making the Millennium Falcon slow down for speed bumps.
Compensating for all that is the regular reminder that a battle royale is brewing between the title character, played by a 6’3” actor, and a heavy portrayed by a bodybuilder known as the Dutch Giant, a 7-foot, 2-inch tower.
And on Feb. 27, 2005, in Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre the battle royale was fought by Spain, Sweden, France, Germany and South Africa … with Spain emerging as the victor.
Gi-hun, who has been stockpiling weapons in Seoul and assembling a strike force, and Jun-ho, who wants to confront his brother — the Front Man, remember — will begin to converge in their missions, which seem to promise some sort of battle royale.
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