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neutral-zone infraction

neutral-zone infraction noun: an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.

Noun

neutral-zone infraction (plural neutral-zone infractions)

  1. an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.

Forms of neutral-zone infraction

pluralneutral-zone infractions

Questions about neutral-zone infraction

What does neutral-zone infraction mean?
Neutral-zone infraction means an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.
What part of speech is neutral-zone infraction?
Neutral-zone infraction is a noun.
What is the plural of neutral-zone infraction?
The plural of neutral-zone infraction is neutral-zone infractions.

Words near neutral-zone infraction in the dictionary

  1. neutral tones
  2. neutral vowel
  3. neutral vowels
  4. neutral zone
  5. neutral zones
  6. neutral-zone infraction
  7. neutral-zone infractions
  8. neutralino
  9. neutralinos
  10. neutralisation
  11. neutralisations

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