BATTLE ROYALE Definition & Meaning

battle royale

[ bat-l roi-al ]

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noun

plural battle royales, battles royale.

a fight, often to the death, in which more than two combatants are engaged and the victor is the last surviving participant.
battle royal ( def ).

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.

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Origin of battle royale¹

First recorded in 1830–40; originally a variant spelling of battle royal ( def )

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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.

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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.

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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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Two new comic-sprung series premiere this week in a battle royale for attention.

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“The Game,” which is currently having its world premiere, is about a fictionalized version of Fortnite Battle Royale, a third-person shooter where each round ends with only one survivor.

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