jousting

Examples

• All

• Tournament jousting wasn't even invented until the thirteenth century.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Henry VIII loved jousting and it is an incredibly dangerous sport.

  The Game of Crowns: The Tudors (2023)

• You care more about your fan club and your next jousting tournament.

  Ella Enchanted (2004)

• When John informed me, on the way to dinner, that there were half a dozen knights in the jousting tournament, I got pretty excited.

  Fiction book (1995)

• In Orlando, my cousin John and I had dinner at a place that features a medieval jousting tournament.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The area around the hill was also the site of jousting tournaments and public spectacles.

  Academic text (2009)

• I picked up the lance and aimed it at her, but it was meant for jousting, not throwing, and it wasn't going to do me much good without a horse.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The crowd cheered as the two competitors charged at each other in a thrilling jousting match.

• During the medieval fair, visitors watched a spectacular jousting event featuring knights in armor.

Synonyms

J

joust

vsjousting

6 9.8

A contest where two knights on horses charge with long spears to knock each other off

refers to the ongoing sport involving repeated lance combat rather than one match

T

tilt

vsjousting

• Archaic

2 9.9

A contest where two riders on horses charge each other with lances

is the broader sport that includes such tournament bouts rather than only formal matches

Compounds

J

jousting armor

• Specialized

9.9

Heavy metal armor made for tournaments on horseback to protect riders from lances

Surface Forms

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