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onside kick

onside kick is the alternative spelling of on-side kick.

Meaning of on-side kick

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 onside kick

pluralonside kicks

Questions about onside kick

What is onside kick the alternative spelling of?
Onside kick is the alternative spelling of on-side kick.

Words near onside kick in the dictionary

  1. onshore
  2. onshored
  3. onshores
  4. onshoring
  5. onside
  6. onside kick
  7. onside kicks
  8. onsides
  9. onsie
  10. onsies
  11. onsight

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