American football

noun

1. a team game similar to rugby, with 11 players on each side. Forward passing is allowed and planned strategies and formations for play are decided during the course of the game

2. the oval-shaped inflated ball used in this game

Example Sentences

While groundskeepers in Europe can pamper pitches until they look like Augusta National, all of the U.S. stadiums hosting World Cup matches are designed for American football, which typically features artificial turf.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

There was speculation she had turned down the prestigious slot during American football's showcase event in a dispute over ownership of the performance footage.

Read more on BBC

Both of these things can be true and looking at how football has become a more structured and choreographed game, resembling American football, can help explain this.

Read more on BBC

Tamura, a former high school football player who did not play in the NFL, opened fire in a building where the American football league headquarters was located.

Read more on BBC

The quarterback is the central player in an American football team.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• soccer