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Definition of Tiebreaker
1. Noun. Overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer.
Definition of Tiebreaker
1. Noun. Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tiebreaker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiebreaker
Literary usage of Tiebreaker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Federal Research: Evaluation of Small Business Innovation Research Can Be by Dennis Carroll, Susan D. Kladiva (1999)
"The program director said that, for the selection of phase I awards, the information
in Attachment N functions mainly as a tiebreaker if the technical merit ..."
2. The Design of Mine Structures by Milo Smith Ketchum (1912)
"... M = Jigs R = tiebreaker Roll P = Picking Pieces FIG. 211. DIAGRAMMATIC SCHEME
FOR HANDLING COAL IN THE BREAKER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY COAL AND NAVIGATION ..."
3. You Can Choose to Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression by Tom G. Stevens (1998)
"Sure enough, I lost that game and he got ahead 3-1 in the tiebreaker. I again
reminded myself to love the ball. My performance immediately improved and I ..."
4. Swing Dance: Justice O'Connor and the Michigan Muddle by Robert Zelnick (2004)
"Rather than a tiebreaker between two otherwise evenly matched candidates from
the "large middle group of applicants," race instead became a decisive ..."
5. The Minnesota Engineer (1897)
"... two or three of them could be put in as desired and taken out by tripping
tiebreaker on each panel. A new rheostat is now being built of No. ..."
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