American football game

American football game
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
Syn: ↑American football
Members of this Topic:
Hypernyms: ↑football, ↑football game
Hyponyms: ↑touch football

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