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death save

death save noun: a maneuver in which the player roughly shifts the entire machine in an attempt to bring the ball back into play when it is almost certain to drain otherwise.

Noun

death save (plural death saves)

  1. (pinball) A maneuver in which the player roughly shifts the entire machine in an attempt to bring the ball back into play when it is almost certain to drain otherwise.
    • He slapped the flippers, racking up points, the feeling of invincibility swelling as he pulled off a perfect death save.2013, Tom Mendicino, KC, at Bat
    • A “death save,” for example, involves thrusting the entire machine against an already drained ball, nudging it via a series of clever angles back into play.2017, Adam Ruben, Pinball Wizards

Forms of death save

pluraldeath saves

Questions about death save

What does death save mean?
Death save means a maneuver in which the player roughly shifts the entire machine in an attempt to bring the ball back into play when it is almost certain to drain otherwise.
What part of speech is death save?
Death save is a noun.
What is the plural of death save?
The plural of death save is death saves.

Words near death save in the dictionary

  1. death rode
  2. death roll
  3. death rolls
  4. death row
  5. death rows
  6. death save
  7. death saves
  8. death seat
  9. death seats
  10. death sentence
  11. death sentences

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