place kick
noun
a kick in which the ball is held nearly upright on the ground either by means of a tee or by a teammate, as in a kickoff, an attempt at a field goal, etc.
placekick
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a variation of
place-kick.
Example Sentences
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Later, when the Rams briefly went ahead in the final minute, punter Ethan Evans stepped in to nail his first placekick as a professional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He doesn't placekick, although Vick might have made one of the two field goals from inside 40 yards that rookie Alex Henery missed in the fourth quarter fold Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2011
It was forever a moving target, like Charlie Brown lining up a placekick with Lucy as his holder.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Manhattan's Polo Grounds Bucknell beat a previously undefeated Fordham team 14 to 13, on Tony Mezza's placekick after touchdown, became the only undefeated team in the East.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harry Wells' placekick in the second period, and small Carl Pescosolido's 93-yd. runback of the kickoff at the start of the second half gave Harvard the edge over Dartmouth, 10 to 7.
From Time Magazine Archive
