bronze medal

bronze medal
noun
a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition
Hypernyms: ↑trophy, ↑prize

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noun, pl ⋯ -dals [count]
: a medal made of bronze that is awarded as the prize for third place in a sports competition

The team won the bronze medal in basketball.

— compare gold medal, silver medal

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ˌbronze ˈmedal [bronze medal bronze medallist] (also bronze) noun countable, uncountable
a ↑medal given as third prize in a competition or race

an Olympic bronze medal winner

She won (a) bronze at the Olympics.

Derived Word:bronze medallist
See also:bronze bronze medalist

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