second string

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noun

Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.

a secondary position, status, or group, as in a level of corporate management.

Origin of second string

1635–45 in sense “backup, resort,” alluding to a second bowstring; 1860–65, applied to racehorses; 1950–55, to sports teams

OTHER WORDS FROM second string

second-string, adjectivesecond-stringer, noun

Words nearby second string

second sheet, second sight, second story, second-story man, second-strike, second string, second thought, second thoughts, second to none, second tooth, second unit

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Example sentences from the Web for second string

True, she was only a second-string nominee, after Tom Daschle had to bow out because of those tax problems.
Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End? Legacy Tied to Obamacare’s Outcome|Michael Tomasky|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But for all the advantages Assad has handed to them, they cannot dislodge his second-string units from the city.
Syria: Would a No-Fly Zone Help the Rebels Oust Assad?|Barak Barfi|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nor was it the second-string outfit of the Moguls that would come.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb
Any second-string fellow that looks as if he was being held back?
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour

Driscolls firm for starting with a second-string line, but I dont like it.
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour
He took me from a second-string team and gave me a chance to make good on the Giants.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
I suppose Driscoll wants to bring him around for second-string man.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for second string

second string

noun

mainly British an alternative course of action, etc, intended to come into use should the first fail (esp in the phrase a second string to one's bow)

a substitute or reserve player or team

adjective second-string mainly US and Canadian

sport

being a substitute player
being the second-ranked player of a team in an individual sport

second-rate or inferior

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单词	second string
释义	second string SEE SYNONYMS FOR second string ON THESAURUS.COM noun Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game. a secondary position, status, or group, as in a level of corporate management. Origin of second string 1635–45 in sense “backup, resort,” alluding to a second bowstring; 1860–65, applied to racehorses; 1950–55, to sports teams OTHER WORDS FROM second string second-string, adjectivesecond-stringer, noun Words nearby second string second sheet, second sight, second story, second-story man, second-strike, second string, second thought, second thoughts, second to none, second tooth, second unit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for second string True, she was only a second-string nominee, after Tom Daschle had to bow out because of those tax problems. Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End? Legacy Tied to Obamacare’s Outcome\|Michael Tomasky\|April 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But for all the advantages Assad has handed to them, they cannot dislodge his second-string units from the city. Syria: Would a No-Fly Zone Help the Rebels Oust Assad?\|Barak Barfi\|September 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Nor was it the second-string outfit of the Moguls that would come. Local Color\|Irvin S. Cobb Any second-string fellow that looks as if he was being held back? Quarter-Back Bates\|Ralph Henry Barbour Driscolls firm for starting with a second-string line, but I dont like it. Full-Back Foster\|Ralph Henry Barbour He took me from a second-string team and gave me a chance to make good on the Giants. Baseball Joe Around the World\|Lester Chadwick I suppose Driscoll wants to bring him around for second-string man. Center Rush Rowland\|Ralph Henry Barbour British Dictionary definitions for second string second string noun mainly British an alternative course of action, etc, intended to come into use should the first fail (esp in the phrase a second string to one's bow) a substitute or reserve player or team adjective second-string mainly US and Canadian sport being a substitute player being the second-ranked player of a team in an individual sport second-rate or inferior Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to second string bench, junior varsity, benchwarmers, reserves, substitutes
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second string

noun

Origin of second string

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Example sentences from the Web for second string

British Dictionary definitions for second string

noun

adjective second-string mainly US and Canadian

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