Thunderdome

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/ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊm/

noun

A domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.

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Meanings

nounThunderdome (plural Thunderdomes)

plural Thunderdomes

  1. A domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.

Origin

From thunder + dome.

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APA

Thunderdome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunderdome

MLA

“Thunderdome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunderdome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thunderdome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunderdome.

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