medal
(medəl )
Word forms: medals
countable noun B2
A medal is a small metal disc which is given as an award for bravery or as a prize in a sporting event.
Their heroism is a step beyond what any medal could recognize.
Synonyms: decoration, order, award, honour
Image of medal
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Collocations:
championship medal collect a medal individual medal medal podium medal presentation pin a medal
No player has won more English championship medals.
The Sun (2007)
One will finish with a championship medal this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They comprise one Olympic gold, two Commonwealth gold and nine world championship gold medals.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He had to wait until 1971, when the ban was lifted, to collect the medal.
Times, Sunday Times
Power also punt on how many of the winning team will wear a club scarf as they collect their medals.
The Sun
He then walked the remainder of the route and collected a medal.
Times, Sunday Times
And you would not describe the body language between him and the manager as warm when he collected his medal.
The Sun
There will be other runners who will collect the medals, but no one seems capable of filling the void that he will leave.
Times, Sunday Times
But it's great to win my first individual gold medal.
The Sun (2010)
Both were in contention for individual medals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The freestyle competition set to music decides the individual dressage medals.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Seeing him on the medal podium, though, would represent an incredible achievement.
Times, Sunday Times
No wonder she burst into tears on the medal podium but afterwards she just revelled in the joy and surprise of the moment.
The Sun
At the 2007 world championships, he appeared on the medal podium wearing a diamond-encrusted mouthpiece.
Times, Sunday Times
But perhaps the most memorable scene of the competition came not in the pool, or on the medal podium, but in the press conference room.
Times, Sunday Times
Then came the medal presentations and the bit you really don't see on television — the fragility of the contestants, dismounted, unsupported, making their way to the medal podium.
Times, Sunday Times
He was the only player booed at the medal presentation.
The Sun
As the national anthem rang out after their medal presentation, their proud families openly wept with joy.
The Sun
Waiting for the medal presentation was possibly the longest ten minutes of my life.
Times, Sunday Times
He won the silver medal, although he found it too painful to skate during the medal presentation ceremony, and limped onto the podium wearing sneakers.
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Then came the medal presentations and the bit you really don't see on television — the fragility of the contestants, dismounted, unsupported, making their way to the medal podium.
Times, Sunday Times
And he should have got a haircut before he got his medal pinned on.
The Sun
We set off on the long journey home, medals pinned to our chests.
Times, Sunday Times
Another youngster proudly marched alongside war veterans with his grandfather's medals pinned to his chest.
The Sun
And he pinned a medal on the boat captain who led the raid, which came as the troops were leaving a broken-down cargo ship.
The Sun
So when the day came for her to take her place at the repatriation, she pinned his medals on her lapel and put a smile on her face.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 奖章
Japanese: メダル
- acceleration
- acceleration forces
- accelerator
- accent
- accent colour
- accented
- accent lighting
- accentuate
- accept
- accept a bid
- acceptability
- acceptable
- acceptable alternative
- acceptable answer
- acceptable behaviour
- acceptable compromise
- acceptable conduct
- acceptable explanation
- acceptable means of
- acceptable norm
- acceptable outcome
- acceptable performance
- acceptable range
- acceptable response
- acceptable risk