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no yards

no yards noun: a penalty in which the kicking team, on either a kickoff or punt, fails to give the receiver on the receiving team a 5-yard restraining area to catch the ball.

Noun

no yards (uncountable)

  1. (Canadian) A penalty in which the kicking team, on either a kickoff or punt, fails to give the receiver on the receiving team a 5-yard restraining area to catch the ball.

Questions about no yards

What does no yards mean?
No yards means a penalty in which the kicking team, on either a kickoff or punt, fails to give the receiver on the receiving team a 5-yard restraining area to catch the ball.
What part of speech is no yards?
No yards is a noun.

Words near no yards in the dictionary

  1. no wuckin' furries
  2. no wucking furries
  3. no wucks
  4. no wukkas
  5. no wukkaz
  6. no yards
  7. no you
  8. no zuo no die
  9. no 🧢
  10. no'm
  11. no'th

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