flag football

noun

a form of touch football in which the ball-carrier's progress is stopped when an opponent pulls a flag from the ball-carrier's pocket or belt.

QUIZZES

TAKE ROUND 2 OF OUR PSAT VOCABULARY QUIZ!

Here is our second set of teacher-selected PSAT vocabulary words. Do you know the meanings of these terms?
Question 1 of 10
advocate
to give up possession or occupancy of.
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of flag football

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby flag football

flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flag fall, flag football, flag lieutenant, flag of convenience, flag of truce, flag officer, flag out
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020