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face mask penalty

face mask penalty noun: a penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.

Noun

face mask penalty (plural face mask penalties)

  1. A penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.

Forms of face mask penalty

pluralface mask penalties

Questions about face mask penalty

What does face mask penalty mean?
Face mask penalty means a penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.
What part of speech is face mask penalty?
Face mask penalty is a noun.
What is the plural of face mask penalty?
The plural of face mask penalty is face mask penalties.

Words near face mask penalty in the dictionary

  1. face like the back end of a bus
  2. face like thunder
  3. face man
  4. face mask
  5. face mask penalties
  6. face mask penalty
  7. face masks
  8. face men
  9. face off
  10. face offs
  11. face out

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