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noncontact

American  
[nahn-kahn-takt] / ˌnɑnˈkɑn tækt /

adjective

  1. Sports. of or relating to a sport or version of a sport that does not involve physical contact between players.

  2. not involving, requiring, or resulting from physical contact.


Example Sentences

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Track and cross-country might be noncontact competitions, but what about basketball or soccer?

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, in the second half against Denver, Parsons went down with a noncontact injury that threatens to sideline him for the team’s playoff push and possibly into 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Brown’s breakout was cut short this week, when the redshirt junior suffered a noncontact injury during USC’s practice that’s expected to keep him out for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times

Last spring, Habermehl suffered a noncontact injury minutes before practice ended — a moment those in attendance described as filled with screams of anguish.

From Los Angeles Times

My co-founder, Kevin Hunt, and I piloted a noncontact boxing program in Slauson, South Park and Nickerson Gardens.

From Los Angeles Times