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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Rules have been changed in baseball, basketball, American football and ice hockey to allow for more minority investments in the past decade, causing team values to skyrocket.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
That’s not so in the U.S., where many kids are drawn to American football, basketball or baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Soccer fields “are more akin to a putting green because of the ball roll than a football field. When the ball hits the ground in American football, you expect to hear the whistle blow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The couple went public on 24 September, when Taylor spent the day cheering on Travis's American football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, alongside his mum Donna.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I had never played American football, but Dad and I watched whenever we could figure out how to get a game on satellite.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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