- sudden death
- sudden death n unexpected death that is instantaneous or occurs within minutes or hours from any cause other than violence <sudden death following coronary occlusion> esp SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
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Sudden Death — «Sudden Death» Сингл Megadeth Выпущен … Википедия
Sudden Death — may refer to: Sudden cardiac death Sudden death (sport) Sudden Death may refer to: 1958 NFL Championship Game, nicknamed Sudden Death for its dramatic ending Sudden Death (1977 film), starring Robert Conrad Sudden Death (1985 film), starring… … Wikipedia
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sudden death — n [U] a way of deciding the winner of a game when the scores are equal at the end. The game goes on until one player or team gains the lead ▪ a sudden death play off … Dictionary of contemporary English
sudden death — or sudden death overtime n. Sports an additional period, game, etc. added to break a tie, the play ending when one side or participant scores … English World dictionary
sudden death — sudden death, adj. Sports. an overtime period in which a tied contest is won and play is stopped immediately after one of the contestants scores, as in football, or goes ahead, as in golf. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
sudden death — index fatality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sudden death — noun uncount an extra period of time added to the end of a game when both players or teams have the same score, in which the team that scores first wins … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sudden death — ► NOUN ▪ a means of deciding the winner in a tied match, in which play continues and the winner is the first side or player to score … English terms dictionary
sudden death — noun (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑overtime, ↑extra time * * * noun [noncount] 1 … Useful english dictionary
