Ultra

/ˈʌltɹə/ · adjective

Meaning

Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising..

Definitions by Sense

1. Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
2. A political extremist, in particular:
3. (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
4. (athletics) An ultramarathon.
5. (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
6. (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.

Example Sentences

an ultra reformer; ultra measures

Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.

A similar view is expressed by a Turin supporter in Segre's study, but in this case it is more specifically addressed to how powerful teams, such as Juventus, get preferential treatment in reports on the negative aspects of the ultras world.

If a member of an official football club can be said to be a citizen of the football world, an ultra has to be considered as a militant.

Although the intention initially was to distribute tickets and arrange travel to away matches, ultras quickly became actively organised and developed an overtly passionate cultural and political identity inside each curva

I've done more than forty marathons and ultras and have won a handful of small boutiquey races in mountainous, out-of-the-way places: the foothills of the Sierra Nevada; Mount Mitchell, North Carolina; Bozeman, Montana; and, on the third day of a 100-mile stage race, the Mount Everest Challenge Marathon in the Himalayas.

Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.

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• more ultra
• most ultra
• ultras

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