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Pinfall
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(bowling) the number of pins knocked down by a single ball roll
What is a "pinfall"?
A pinfall in bowling refers to the number of pins a player knocks down during a roll or across multiple rolls in a frame. It is the total count of pins that fall after each throw. For example, if a player knocks down 7 pins with their first roll and 2 with their second roll, the pinfall for that frame would be 9. The goal in bowling is to achieve a high pinfall, ideally knocking down all 10 pins in a frame, which results in a strike or a spare.
Examples
His first throw resulted in a pinfall of seven.
With a powerful strike, she achieved a pinfall of ten.
