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flying tackle

American  

noun

Football.
  1. a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.


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Emma Orr fends off Nel Matcalfe to release Lloyd and the sevens flyer is clear - and even hurdles the desperate flying tackle of Jazz Joyce her GB teammate.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

“You had to love football to come out here and make a flying tackle or a diving catch in sideways rain and get scraped up,” Rice said.

From Washington Times Nov. 19, 2016

Then five minutes after that, a flying tackle and Medel confronted Molina.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2013

On the drugstore aisle it seemed he had leapt to deliver a flying tackle of a fond hug.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2013

Major Major groaned after Yossarian brought him down with a flying tackle, and tried to wiggle to his feet.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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