In sports such as football and hockey, a shutout is a game or part of a game in which one of the teams wins and prevents the opposing team from scoring.
It was the Mariners' 10th shutout.
shutout in British English
(ˈʃʌtˌaʊt)
noun
1.
a less common word for a lockout
lock out (sense 3)
2. sport
a game in which the opposing team does not score
verbshut out(tr, adverb)
3.
to keep out or exclude
4.
to conceal from sight
we planted trees to shut out the view of the road
5.
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
shutout in American English
(ʃʌtˌaʊt)
noun
1. US
the act of preventing the opposing team from scoring in a game
2. US
a game or series of games in which one team is shut out
Examples of 'shutout' in a sentence
shutout
If I can't find a domestic angle to your death, it's a shutout.