forward pass

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noun Football.

a pass in which the ball is thrown in the direction of advance toward the opponent's goal.

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Origin of forward pass

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby forward pass

forward delivery, forward echelon, forward exchange, forward heart failure, forward market, forward pass, forward quotation, forward roll, forward slash, forward-looking, forward-thinking

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When all was said and done, perhaps Hutch might have chosen more wisely had he risked a forward-pass on that final down.
Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour
A forward-pass to Edwards went short and Clint knocked it out of the eager hands of a Claflin player.
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour
She then tried her second forward-pass and made it good, taking the ball just past midfield.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour
Parkinsons line failed to give and St. Lukes tried her first forward-pass.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour

Only one forward-pass was tried, and that, by the enemy, went wrong and landed the ball in Altons hands.
Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for forward pass

forward pass

noun

rugby an illegal pass towards the opponent's dead-ball lineAlso called: throw-forward

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forward pass

noun Football.

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noun