Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)A team sport similar to rugby football, played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

    a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

  2. (countable)The ball used to play the sport of American football.

    Football, American Football

    америка́нский футбо́лamerikánskij futból

    америка́нський футбо́лamerykánsʹkyj futból

Translations

9 languages
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Forms

plural: American footballs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays:American football game

Word family

6 related words

See also

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