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suicide pass

suicide pass noun: a pass going up-ice where the passee must look behind towards the passer for the location of the puck, therefore being left unaware of opposition players further up-ice, allowing the passee to be checked from a blind spot.

Noun

suicide pass (plural suicide passes)

  1. A pass going up-ice where the passee must look behind towards the passer for the location of the puck, therefore being left unaware of opposition players further up-ice, allowing the passee to be checked from a blind spot.

Forms of suicide pass

pluralsuicide passes

Origin of suicide pass

Deriving from the likelihood of being checked off the play and losing possession of the puck, being a suicidal act in puck possession.

Questions about suicide pass

What does suicide pass mean?
Suicide pass means a pass going up-ice where the passee must look behind towards the passer for the location of the puck, therefore being left unaware of opposition players further up-ice, allowing the passee to be checked from a blind spot.
What part of speech is suicide pass?
Suicide pass is a noun.
What is the plural of suicide pass?
The plural of suicide pass is suicide passes.

Words near suicide pass in the dictionary

  1. suicide nets
  2. suicide note
  3. suicide notes
  4. suicide pact
  5. suicide pacts
  6. suicide pass
  7. suicide passes
  8. suicide seed
  9. suicide seeds
  10. suicide shower
  11. suicide showers

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