coin toss en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision.
Australia won the coin toss and chose to bat first.
- (figuratively) An uncertain selection between two outcomes of similar likelihood, or between two objects of similar quality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cointoss | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| coin tosses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| coin-toss | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (10)
ja コイントス (flip of a coin) · es volado (flip of a coin) · fi kolikonheitto (flip of a coin) · tr para atışı (flip of a coin) · cy tafliad ceiniog (flip of a coin) · ko 동전 던지기 (flip of a coin) · de Münzwurf (flip of a coin) · tr yazı tura (flip of a coin) · it lancio di moneta (flip of a coin) · cy hwsgip (flip of a coin)