arena

Roget category 728

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.4. Antagonism
›› 5.4.2. Active antagonism

#728. Arena

noun

arena, field, platform — scene of action, theater — walk, course — hustings — stare, boards etc. (playhouse) 599 — amphitheater — Coliseum, Colosseum — Flavian amphitheater, hippodrome, circus, race course, corso [Sp.], turf, cockpit, bear garden, playground, gymnasium, palestra, ring, lists — tiltyard^†, tilting ground — Campus Martins, Champ de Allars^† — campus [U.S.].
boxing ring, canvas.
theater of war, seat of war — battle-field, battle-ground — field of battle, field of slaughter — Aceldama^†, camp — the enemy's camp — trusting place etc. (place of meeting) 74.

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