Meanings
nounreaction save (plural reaction saves)
plural reaction saves
- ball gamesThe instinctive blocking of the ball by a goalkeeper.
The England striker had come close with a first-half header from a Bannan free-kick and after a neat piece of ball juggling and fierce shot, Bent was then denied by a superb reaction save from Al-Habsi.
2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Swedish reflexräddning
- reflexräddningan instinctive blocking of the ball
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APA
reaction save. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20save
MLA
“reaction save.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20save. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaction save,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20save.
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