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block tackle

block tackle noun: a defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.

Noun

block tackle (plural block tackles)

  1. A defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.
    • Caoimhín Kelleher saved but Gordon recycled the move, crossing low for Kane, who was stopped by Nathan Collins’s block tackle.2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian
  2. A defensive maneuver where a player uses their body to block an opponent who is carrying the ball.

Forms of block tackle

pluralblock tackles

Questions about block tackle

What does block tackle mean?
Block tackle means a defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.
What part of speech is block tackle?
Block tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of block tackle?
The plural of block tackle is block tackles.

Words near block tackle in the dictionary

  1. block sections
  2. block signal
  3. block signals
  4. block system
  5. block systems
  6. block tackle
  7. block tackles
  8. block teaching
  9. block the box
  10. block time
  11. block times

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