TIEBREAKER

Meaning of TIEBREAKER in English

/tuy"bray'keuhr/ , n.

a system for breaking a tie score at the end of regulation play by establishing a winner through special additional play, usually of a fairly short duration, as in tennis and soccer.

[ 1960-65; TIE + BREAKER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TIEBREAKER — noun Date: circa 1932 a contest used to select a winner from among contestants with tied scores at the end …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIEBREAKER — n. game or point which breaks an even score (in competitions)
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TIEBREAKER — noun Date: circa 1932 : a contest used to select a winner from among contestants with tied scores at the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIEBREAKER — (also tiebreak ) ■ noun a means of deciding a winner from competitors who have tied, in particular (in tennis) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIEBREAKER — [tie.break.er] n (ca. 1932): a contest used to select a winner from among contestants with tied scores at the end …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIEBREAKER — tiebreaker BrE AmE ˈtaɪ ˌbreɪk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ tiebreaker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIEBREAKER — / ˈtaɪbreɪkə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( NAmE ) = tiebreak 2. an extra question in a competition to decide …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIEBREAKER — tie ‧ break ‧ er /ˈtaɪbreɪkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . an extra question in a game …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIEBREAKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Finally, complete the tiebreaker , saying in up to 20 words why you'd like to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIEBREAKER — сущ. 1) преим. амер. ( в теннисе ) тай-брейк 2) дополнительный вопрос, дополнительное задание ( участникам конкурса, набравшим одинаковое количество …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TIEBREAKER — сущ. 1) преим. амер. (в теннисе) тай-брейк 2) дополнительный вопрос, дополнительное задание (участникам конкурса, набравшим одинаковое количество очков)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TIEBREAKER — схема разрешения конфликтов
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
TIEBREAKER — n. Pronunciation: ' t ī - ˌ br ā -k ə r Function: noun Date: circa 1932 : a contest …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SET — I. verb (~; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English ~tan; akin to Old High German sezzen to ~, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOOT-OUT — ■ noun 1》 informal a decisive gun battle. 2》 (usu. penalty ~ ) Soccer a tiebreaker decided by each side …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT — Soccer a tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks. → shoot-out
Concise Oxford English vocab
SET — [set] vb set ; set.ting [ME setten, fr. OE settan; akin to OHG sezzen to set, OE sittan to sit] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENNIS — Dimensions of a tennis court, tennis racket, and tennis ball original name Lawn Tennis, game played on a rectangular court …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICE HOCKEY — International ice hockey rink. Ice hockey requires two teams, each usually having six players, who wear ice skates, in play …
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Britannica English vocabulary
BREAKER — / ˈbreɪkə(r); NAmE / noun a large wave covered with white bubbles that is moving towards land —see also circuit-breaker …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEDALLIST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bronze ▪ But inter-county rivalry will be of secondary importance for the 23-year-old World …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 9/18/22/24 carat gold ▪ a 22 carat gold chain a gold medal (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIE — I. noun 1 worn around the neck with a shirt ADJECTIVE ▪ undone ▪ His ~ was undone. ▪ loose …
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