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

Kris Boyd, a cornerback for American football team the New York Jets, was shot in the abdomen early Sunday, according to US media.

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Former American football coach John Beam, who was featured in Netflix series Last Chance U, has died after being shot.

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The wing or full-back returned to rugby with Bristol this summer after two years attempting to make it in American football.

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It works in sports like basketball and American football, so is it the solution we need in football?

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It was an idea they took from the University of Iowa's American football team, and while Norwich lost two of their first three home matches, the season ended in promotion to the Premier League.

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Related Words

• soccer