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
Example Sentences
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She said they relied on avalanche experts, who said the disaster spread across the size of an American football field and was nearly powerful enough to take out a house.
From BBC
The Seattle Seahawks have officially been put up for sale - 10 days after winning American football's biggest prize.
From BBC
What’s wrong with celebrating American football for what it is: an American sport that is a behemoth in TV ratings?
From Los Angeles Times
"It was roughly the size and shape of an American football," says Mann.
From Science Daily
The 46-year-old from north London had just become the first overseas coach to win American football's biggest prize.
From BBC
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