Ring of Fire

English thumb|the Pacific Ring of Fire Proper noun Ring of Fire 1 en geology volcanology An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean. en Pacific Ring of Fire en Pacific Rim en 2003 Charles W. Maynard The Andes The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc 9780823966967 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. Translations area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 環太平洋火山帶 Huán Tàipíngyáng Huǒshāndài Finnish: fi Tyynenmeren tulirengas French: fr ceinture de feu m German: de Feuerring m Polish: pl Pacyficzny Pierścień Ognia m Portuguese: pt anel de fogo, pt círculo de fogo m Romanian: ro Cercul de foc al Pacificului n Russian: ru Огненное Кольцо n Ognennoje kol'tso Spanish: es cinturón de fuego m, es anillo de fuego m Turkish: tr Ateş Çemberi Noun - ring of fire en 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). en kings Further reading