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Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire proper noun: an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.

ring of fire: an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean
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Proper noun

the Ring of Fire

  1. An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.
    • The Andes are part of the geological Ring of Fire that circles the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is a ring of active volcanoes that borders the great continental plates of the Pacific Ocean.2003, Charles W. Maynard, The Andes, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN

Noun

Ring of Fire (uncountable)

  1. A drinking game in which each card of a pack of playing cards, picked at random from a deck sprawled out in a circle, has a certain consequence (involving drinking, or playing a particular drinking game).
    Synonyms:
    kings

Synonyms of Ring of Fire

Questions about Ring of Fire

What does Ring of Fire mean?
Ring of Fire means an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is Ring of Fire?
Ring of Fire can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Ring of Fire in the dictionary

  1. ring modulations
  2. ring name
  3. ring names
  4. ring of authenticity
  5. ring of bells
  6. Ring of Fire
  7. ring of fractions
  8. ring of polynomials
  9. Ring of Solomon
  10. ring of steel
  11. ring of the fisherman

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