cliffhanger
(-haŋ′ər)☆ or cliff-hanger
noun
- an early type of serialized film in which each episode ended with a suspenseful climax, as the hero hanging from a cliff
- any highly suspenseful story, situation, etc.
See cliffhanger in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
- A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode.
- A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
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