gridiron football
American football and Canadian football, collectivelyAmerican football and Canadian football, collectively.
» Why do gridiron football players wear pads?
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1 senses(uncountable)American football and Canadian football, collectively.
Examples
2 sentencesWhy do gridiron football players wear pads?
In Yiddish, soccer is called "fusbol" while gridiron football is called "futbol."
Origin
From gridiron + football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was likFrom gridiron + football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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