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block tackles

block tackles is the plural of block tackle.

Meaning of block tackle

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.

Questions about block tackles

What is block tackles the plural of?
Block tackles is the plural of block tackle.

Words near block tackles in the dictionary

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

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