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medal table

medal table noun: a visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.

Noun

medal table (plural medal tables)

  1. A visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.
    • And her success with Glover, a product of the National Lottery-funded Sporting Giants talent identification programme, will also spark relief among British officials who were starting to fret a little about hitting their target of equalling fourth in the medal table from Beijing.2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited

Forms of medal table

pluralmedal tables

Questions about medal table

What does medal table mean?
Medal table means a visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.
What part of speech is medal table?
Medal table is a noun.
What is the plural of medal table?
The plural of medal table is medal tables.

Words near medal table in the dictionary

  1. medal
  2. medal game
  3. medal games
  4. Medal of Honor
  5. medal play
  6. medal table
  7. medal tables
  8. medaled
  9. medalet
  10. medalets
  11. medaling

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