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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A situation, as in ice hockey, in which one team is at a numerical disadvantage and must try to prevent the other from scoring on a power play.

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  • noun ice hockey A period during the game, when a team has one or more players in the penalty box.

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