The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ten-strike \Ten"-strike`\, n. 1. (Tenpins) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 2. Any quick, decisive stroke or act. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ten-strike n 1: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" [syn: strike, ten-strike]