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long throw

long throw noun: a long throw-in into the goal area.

Noun

long throw (plural long throws)

  1. A long throw-in into the goal area.
    • In the fifth minute he could have added to an impressive record of 11 goals in 10 FA Cup ties for parent club Aston Villa but his flicked header from Rory Delap's long throw was pushed past the post by Marcus Hahnemann.2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC

Forms of long throw

plurallong throws

Questions about long throw

What does long throw mean?
Long throw means a long throw-in into the goal area.
What part of speech is long throw?
Long throw is a noun.
What is the plural of long throw?
The plural of long throw is long throws.

Words near long throw in the dictionary

  1. long term
  2. long term evolution
  3. long termly
  4. long thousand
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  6. long throw
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