Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reaction save

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: re-ac-tion save
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The instinctive blocking of the ball by a goalkeeper.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

reaction saves (plural)

Questions

What does reaction save mean?: The instinctive blocking of the ball by a goalkeeper.

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