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approach play

approach play noun: a play which advances a teams position but does not score.

Noun

approach play (uncountable)

  1. A play which advances a teams position but does not score.
    • Jordan Henderson had a shot saved and other chances were spurned as England fashioned some magnificent approach play only to fail to apply the final flourish.2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019

Questions about approach play

What does approach play mean?
Approach play means a play which advances a teams position but does not score.
What part of speech is approach play?
Approach play is a noun.

Words near approach play in the dictionary

  1. apprizing
  2. apprizings
  3. appro
  4. approach
  5. approach anxiety
  6. approach play
  7. approach shoe
  8. approach shoes
  9. approach shot
  10. approach shots
  11. approach wedge

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