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long throws

long throws is the plural of long throw.

Meaning of long throw

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

Questions about long throws

What is long throws the plural of?
Long throws is the plural of long throw.

Words near long throws in the dictionary

  1. long term evolution
  2. long termly
  3. long thousand
  4. long thousands
  5. long throw
  6. long throws
  7. long time
  8. long time no hear
  9. long time no see
  10. long title
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