home-and-away
home-and-away adjective: of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground.
Adjective
home-and-away (not comparable)
- Of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground.
- the practicalities of how a play-off system could work: whether it should take the form of a home-and-away knockout system, similar to that in the Football League, or incorporate seeding2010 February 10, David Conn, “Premier League plans play-off for last Champions League place”, in The Guardian
- Ahead of it we thought, as with any cup tie, that we had a 50-50 chance especially being at home in the first leg as finals then were played on a home and away basis.2013 February 21, Peter Whyke, The Guardian "'There are still people coming to our house for autographs 50 years on'"
- Synonyms:
- home-and-home
Synonyms of home-and-away
Forms of home-and-away
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Questions about home-and-away
- What does home-and-away mean?
- Home-and-away means of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground.
- What part of speech is home-and-away?
- Home-and-away is an adjective.
Words near home-and-away in the dictionary
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