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Meanings of American football in English

Russian
американский футбол
Portuguese
american football
Spanish
fútbol americano
Catalan
futbol americà
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Form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron.

Related terms
американский футбол
Portuguese
futebol americano
Catalan
futbol americà

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.

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futebol americano
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Examples for "American football game"
Examples for "American football game"
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As the players waited, they improvised a sort of one-touch American football game.
The Irish Times
2
The parade for today's American football game was under way, and guests were delayed.
The Irish Times
3
Archery has come to the Olympics for the 2012 London Games with all the razzmatazz of an American football game.
Reuters
4
A man may have sustained a fatal neck injury in a semi-contact American football game, Dublin City Coroner's Court heard yesterday.
The Irish Times
5
Footage of 20-year-old Taisuke Miyagawa bulldozing into a quarterback from behind during an American football game earlier this month has gone viral.
The Irish Times
Usage of American football in English
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What links TV news, American football, Presidential politics and looted art works?
The Irish Times
2
Objectives: We examined the echocardiographic characteristics of highly trained American football players.
Pubmed
3
San Francisco's Terrell Owens wins the prize for American football, I think.
The Guardian
4
Number one, most studies on kicking have focused on soccer, not American football.
Wired
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As the players waited, they improvised a sort of one-touch American football game.
The Irish Times
6
Compared to the European variety, American football may be a genteel spectator experience.
Wired
7
In 1943 Russell had married the American football player Bob Waterfield.
The Guardian
8
Rugby, Irish Dancing and American football -all with huge symmetry.
The Irish Times
9
During her Hollywood career she was married to American football quarterback Bob Waterfield.
The Irish Times
10
While American football is more hands than feet-theydon't kick it so much.
I'd know you anywhere
11
When asked to compare soccer with American football, he says, You can't compare.
100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
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The fifth of September 1993 had earned its place in South American football history.
The Guardian
13
South American football has always been, and still is, known for its technical nature.
The Guardian
14
The South American football federation suspended all games and other activities following the crash.
Radio NZ
15
The former American football star is charged with 10 offences, including kidnapping, following the
The Irish Times
16
Men's Training includes its baseball and American football product offerings.
Reuters
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