"killstreak" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-killstreak.wav Forms: killstreaks [plural]
Etymology: From kill + streak. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kill|streak}} kill + streak Head templates: {{en-noun}} killstreak (plural killstreaks)
  1. (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-killstreak-en-noun-YTf5o4u~ Topics: video-games
  2. (video games) An award or an advantage that a player obtains by achieving an unbroken streak of kills (as sense 1) of a given length. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-killstreak-en-noun-NaUpFFQE Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: video-games

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