"death save" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death saves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death save (plural death saves)
  1. (pinball) A maneuver in which the player roughly shifts the entire machine in an attempt to bring the ball back into play when it is almost certain to drain otherwise. Categories (topical): Pinball
    Sense id: en-death_save-en-noun-jsTC2SsK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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