American football

noun

1. a team game similar to rugby, with 11 players on each side. Forward passing is allowed and planned strategies and formations for play are decided during the course of the game
2. the oval-shaped inflated ball used in this game

Example Sentences

From a green American football jersey, combined with a layered frilly red dress styled as a skirt - in the colours of the Zambian flag to pay homage to 60 years of independence.

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He played one season in 2016 before being released by the Lions and had brief stints with several other American football teams.

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In American football, kicking and punting are different.

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In her Politico profile, the 67-year-old grandmother - who is the daughter of late American football player and broadcaster Pat Summerall - said that she comes from a "traditional" political background.

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It was a park in Kennington in south London rather than a fluorescent Superbowl pitch, but the Prince of Wales has joined the increasing numbers in the UK playing American football.

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• soccer