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on-side kick

on-side kick noun: a play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

Noun

on-side kick (plural on-side kicks)

  1. A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

Forms of on-side kick

pluralon-side kicks
alternative formonside kick

Questions about on-side kick

What does on-side kick mean?
On-side kick means a play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.
What part of speech is on-side kick?
On-side kick is a noun.
What is the plural of on-side kick?
The plural of on-side kick is on-side kicks.

Words near on-side kick in the dictionary

  1. on-roading
  2. on-roads
  3. on-scene
  4. on-screen
  5. on-side
  6. on-side kick
  7. on-side kicks
  8. on-site
  9. on-slip
  10. on-slips
  11. on-stage

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