"brinkmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brinkmates [plural]
Etymology: brink + mate. First attested in the British Shogi magazine in 1983. Etymology templates: {{com|en|brink|mate}} brink + mate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brinkmate (countable and uncountable, plural brinkmates)
  1. (shogi, chess) A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chess, Shogi Translations (Translations): 絕殺 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝杀 (juéshā) (Chinese Mandarin), 必死 (Japanese), 必至 (hisshi) (alt: ひっし) (Japanese)

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