Phrase guide

Ring of Fire

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pacific Ring of Fire

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kings

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 環太平洋火山帶 /环太平洋火山带 (Huán Tàipíngyáng Huǒshāndài) — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Finnish: Tyynenmeren tulirengas — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • French: ceinture de feu — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • German: Feuerring — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Polish: Pacyficzny Pierścień Ognia — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Portuguese: anel de fogo — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Portuguese: círculo de fogo — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Romanian: Cercul de foc al Pacificului — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Russian: Огненное Кольцо (Ognennoje kol'tso) — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Spanish: cinturón de fuego — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Spanish: anillo de fuego — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • Turkish: Ateş Çemberi — area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity