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second string
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.
second string
noun
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
sport
being a substitute player
being the second-ranked player of a team in an individual sport
second-rate or inferior
Other 51Թ Forms
- second-string adjective
- second-stringer noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of second string1
Example Sentences
Manchester United's second string versus such a poor West Ham side with nothing to play for is not exactly essential viewing, is it?
And even though they are playing their second string in the tournament - with star player Cole Palmer not even registered - they are blowing everyone away.
“There’s no starters, there’s no second string, there’s no third string,” Bruener said.
Fill in intermittently for the starters or the second string during practice when they need a break.
A second string side eked out a 25-13 win over Italy in Edinburgh at the end of July, while Scotland and France traded narrow home wins in the following preparation Tests.
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