strong side

American

noun

Football.

the side of the offensive line where the tight end is positioned, thereby the side having the greater number of players.

Etymology

Origin of strong side

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Igor Thiago twice cancelled out Jarrod Bowen goals in normal time but, fielding a strong side, Brentford ultimately lost out to a much-changed West Ham.

From BBC

"Although they picked a strong side, they missed not having Granit Xhaka in the middle to control the tempo of play from the start," Murray said.

From BBC

“Playing both sides of the baseball really well. The bat, right-handed looks really good. Lefty is typically his strong side, but I like the right-handed at-bats. Just playing with a lot of real confidence.”

From Los Angeles Times

The England manager is picking a strong side for every game, so that consistency is there in front of Jordan as well.

From BBC

"We were a very good, strong side at that time," she told BBC Sport.

From BBC

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