receiving set
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of receiving set
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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He broke Speedy Thomas’ franchise rookie record of 177 yards receiving, set in a 1969 game at Denver.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2021
With three games left, he is 303 yards from breaking Rice's single-season mark of 1,848 yards receiving set in 1995 with the San Francisco 49ers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2012
Lee opened the second half with a 44-yard touchdown catch to put USC up 28-13 and break the Pac-12 record of 293 yards receiving set by Oregon State's Mike Hass against Boise State in 2004.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2012
Some radio repairmen were charging more to peer into a receiving set than a physician asked for a sick call.
From Time Magazine Archive
Radio, of course; and the receiving set is in the charge itself; the barrel of the gun is its own antenna.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various
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