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brinkmate

brinkmate noun: a situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.

Noun

brinkmate (countable and uncountable, plural brinkmates)

  1. A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.

Forms of brinkmate

pluralbrinkmates

Origin of brinkmate

From brink + mate. First attested in 1983 in the British magazine Shogi.

Questions about brinkmate

What does brinkmate mean?
Brinkmate means a situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.
What part of speech is brinkmate?
Brinkmate is a noun.
What is the plural of brinkmate?
The plural of brinkmate is brinkmates.

Words near brinkmate in the dictionary

  1. Brinkmann coordinates
  2. Brinkmanns
  3. Brinkmans
  4. brinkmanship
  5. brinkmanships
  6. brinkmate
  7. brinkmates
  8. brinkmen
  9. Brinkmeyer
  10. Brinkmeyers
  11. brinks

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