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sudden death

American  

noun

Sports.

  1. 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.

sudden death British  

noun

  1. (in sports, etc) an extra game or contest to decide the winner of a tied competition

  2. an unexpected or quick death

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Other Word Forms

  • sudden-death adjective

Etymology

Origin of sudden death

First recorded in 1825–35

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