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Canadian football

Canadian football noun: a game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two 20 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

canadian football: a game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two...
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Noun

Canadian football (uncountable)

  1. A game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two 20 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
    Synonyms:
    football

Synonyms of Canadian football

Questions about Canadian football

What does Canadian football mean?
Canadian football means a game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two 20 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
What part of speech is Canadian football?
Canadian football is a noun.

Words near Canadian football in the dictionary

  1. Canadian doubles
  2. Canadian English
  3. Canadian Eskimo Dog
  4. Canadian Eskimo Dogs
  5. Canadian Falls
  6. Canadian football
  7. Canadian French
  8. Canadian garlic
  9. Canadian garlics
  10. Canadian geese
  11. Canadian goose

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