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offensive guard

offensive guard noun: a lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles.

Noun

offensive guard (plural offensive guards)

  1. A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles.

Forms of offensive guard

pluraloffensive guards

Questions about offensive guard

What does offensive guard mean?
Offensive guard means a lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles.
What part of speech is offensive guard?
Offensive guard is a noun.
What is the plural of offensive guard?
The plural of offensive guard is offensive guards.

Words near offensive guard in the dictionary

  1. offensive
  2. offensive back
  3. offensive backs
  4. offensive foul
  5. offensive fouls
  6. offensive guard
  7. offensive guards
  8. offensive line
  9. offensive line of scrimmage
  10. offensive lines
  11. offensive lines of scrimmage

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