Sudden death (sport) — Sudden death (or a sudden death round) is a way of providing a for a contest or game (typically a sport) which would otherwise end in a tie. It provides a victor for the contest without a specific amount of time being required, usually by making… … Wikipedia
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 Victory Overtime — ist im Sport die Spielentscheidung durch das erste gefallene Tor bzw. die ersten erzielten Punkte in einer Spielverlängerung. Gebräuchlicher ist die Bezeichnung Sudden Death (engl.: plötzlicher Tod). Da die Bezeichnung „Tod“ allgemein eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sudden Death — Sudden Victory Overtime ist im Sport die Spielentscheidung durch das erste gefallene Tor bzw. die ersten erzielten Punkte in einer Spielverlängerung, beispielsweise beim Eishockey oder beim American Football. Gebräuchlicher ist die Bezeichnung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 (film) — Infobox Film name = Sudden Death director = Peter Hyams producer = Howard Baldwin Moshe Diamant writer = Karen Elise Baldwin (story) Gene Quintano (screenplay) starring = Jean Claude Van Damme Powers Boothe Raymond J. Barry Whittni Wright Ross… … Wikipedia
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
sudden-death — adj. Sudden death is used with these nouns: ↑overtime … Collocations dictionary
sudden death — sud′den death′ n. spo 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 • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
Overtime — O ver*time , n. 1. Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sports) An extra period of time provided to play a game, beyond the end of the normal period allowed for the game, for the purpose of resolving … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
