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Definition of American football
1. Noun. 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.
Examples of category: Fumble, Muff, Centering, Snap, Fair Catch, Interception, Reception, Straight-arm, Touchback, Safety, Touchdown, Field Goal, Extra Point, Point After, Point After Touchdown, Down, Completion, Pass Completion, Football Play, Run, Running, Running Game, Running Play, Draw, Draw Play, End Run, Sweep, Return, Reverse, Rush, Rushing, Pass, Passing, Passing Game, Passing Play, Power Play, Handoff, Tackle, Interference, Trap Block, Back, Lineman, Scrimmage, Blitz, Linebacker Blitzing, Safety Blitz, Mousetrap, Trap Play
Generic synonyms: Football, Football Game
Specialized synonyms: Touch Football
Definition of American football
1. Proper noun. A game similar to rugby football in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory. Called ''football'' in the United States and Canada and ''American football'' elsewhere in the world. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Football
Literary usage of American football
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"The history of American University football is the history of american football.
It has always been said that baseball is the national game of the United ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Every" player is taught to dive for the ball whenever he sees it on the ground,
as possession is of cardinal importance in american football, and dribbling ..."
3. The Book of School and College Sports by Ralph Henry Barbour (1904)
"CHAPTER II HOW american football IS PLAYED THE FIELD.—American intercollegiate
football is played on a field 330 feet long by 160 feet wide, its boundaries ..."
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