cliffhanger

Definition of Cliffhanger in English :

1. cliffhanger

a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end

2. cliffhanger

an episode that ends in suspense

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cliffhanger

noun

1.

a.

a situation of imminent disaster usually occurring at the end of each episode of a serialized film

b.

the serialized film itself

2.

a situation that is dramatic or uncertain

noun

1.

an early type of serialized film in which each episode ended with a suspenseful climax, as the hero hanging from a cliff

2.

any highly suspenseful story, situation, etc.

n.

1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.

2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode.

3. A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.