American football
Britishnoun
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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
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the oval-shaped inflated ball used in this game
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It has high-profile contracts with Adidas to make rubber-like midsoles for athletic shoes, and with sports-gear firm Riddell to manufacture customized helmet padding for American-football players.
From Nature • Feb. 4, 2020
About the length of three American-football fields, the bridge would have lawns, waterfalls, an amphitheatre and a picnic garden.
From Economist • Jan. 12, 2017
That is the equivalent of filling eight typical American-football stadiums.
From Nature • Jul. 29, 2014
Under Armour tested the footwear landscape about two years ago, when it started making American-football cleats.
From Time Magazine Archive
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