Meanings
nounbrinkmate (countable and uncountable, plural brinkmates)
plural brinkmates
- countableuncountableboard gamesA situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.
Origin
From brink + mate. First attested in 1983 in the British magazine Shogi.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 絕殺 /绝杀
- 絕殺 /绝杀 (juéshā)Translations
Japanese 必死, 必至
- 必死Translations
- 必至 (hisshi)Translations
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