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death save en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (qualifier: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.
    • He slapped the flippers, racking up points, the feeling of invincibility swelling as he pulled off a perfect death save. 2013, Tom Mendicino, KC, at Bat:
    • A “death save,” for example, involves thrusting the entire machine against an already drained ball, nudging it via a series of clever angles back into play. 2017, Adam Ruben, Pinball Wizards:

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