power play

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Tactics used to magnify power or influence.
A strategy or maneuver with a similar intention.
A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.
A similar situation in other ball games, such as lacrosse, indoor soccer, rugby, and cricket.
A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.

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man advantage

power move

Catalan: superioritat numèrica Finnish: ylivoimapeli Swedish: numerärt överläge

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