Ring of Fire

English

the Pacific Ring of Fire

Proper noun

the Ring of Fire

1. (geology, volcanology) An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.
   • 2003, Charles W. Maynard, The Andes, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN:

     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.

Synonyms

• Pacific Ring of Fire

Coordinate terms

• Pacific Rim

Translations

area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 太平洋火圈 (Tàipíngyáng huǒquān)

• Finnish: Tyynenmeren tulirengas
• French: ceinture de feu (fr) m
• German: Feuerring m
• Portuguese: anel de fogo, círculo de fogo m
• Romanian: Cercul de foc al Pacificului n
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: cinturón de fuego m, anillo de fuego m
• Turkish: Ateş Çemberi

Noun

Ring of Fire (uncountable)

1. (card games) 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).

   Synonym: kings

Further reading

• Ring of Fire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia