Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain's try

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain's try
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, try.

Example Sentences

"2003 Aussies crash out of Rugby Sevens ABC News, 5 December 2003. Accessed 8 June 2019. The reigning world sevens champions were heading out of the tournament trailing 10-5 in the dying seconds of the quarter-final clash before a captain's try from Karl Te Nana brought them level at 10-10 and took the game to sudden death."
"2014 Waratahs stay top in Australian division after win over Waikato Chiefs South China Morning Post, 1 June 2014. Accessed 8 June 2019. A late surge by the NSW Waratahs, sparked by a captain's try from Dave Dennis, carried them to a 33-17 victory over the defending champions Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday."

Inflected Forms

captain's tries (plural)

Questions

What does captain's try mean?: A try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

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