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pinfall

4.8

The number of pins knocked down in a single bowling roll or frame

noun
/ˈpɪnˌfɔl/

Jargon

: total de pines

In bowling, the player's pinfall after the first frame was 8 pins.
Total pinfall
pinfall for 42 games

Examples

He was disappointed with his pinfall in the final frame of the game.
She had a perfect pinfall!
Her high pinfall helped the team win the bowling tournament.
Consistent pinfall is key to achieving a high score in bowling.
Wow, what a great pinfall!
The tournament's final pinfall showed that she knocked down 200 pins in total.
His impressive pinfall of 150 secured him a place in the championship round.

How Many

ten-strike

Jargon

1 7.9

pinfall

Jargon

4.8

Surface Forms

pinfall singular

pinfalls plural

Morphology

pinfall = pin + fall (transparent) = pin + fall

Literal combination: 'pin' + 'fall' = pins that fall; meaning is directly derivable in bowling context.

Etymology

Pinfall comes from the two parts pin and fall, meaning the pins that 'fall' after a roll. So in bowling a pinfall is the number of pins you knock down in one roll, which helps you remember it as the count of fallen pins.