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defensive tackle

defensive tackle noun: any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line.

Noun

defensive tackle (plural defensive tackles)

  1. Any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line.

Forms of defensive tackle

pluraldefensive tackles

Questions about defensive tackle

What does defensive tackle mean?
Defensive tackle means any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line.
What part of speech is defensive tackle?
Defensive tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive tackle?
The plural of defensive tackle is defensive tackles.

Words near defensive tackle in the dictionary

  1. defensive midfielder
  2. defensive midfielders
  3. defensive programming
  4. defensive spiral
  5. defensive spirals
  6. defensive tackle
  7. defensive tackles
  8. defensive wound
  9. defensive wounds
  10. defensive zone
  11. defensive zones

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