thunderdome means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
thunderdome is pronounced /ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊm/.
Etymology
From thunder + dome.
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.