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second yellow cards

second yellow cards is the plural of second yellow card.

Meaning of second yellow card

Noun

second yellow card (plural second yellow cards)

  1. The dismissal from the game of a player who has already been booked and would receive another yellow card, indicated by the referee by showing the player the yellow immediately followed by the red card, distinct from and less grave than a straight red card.
    • Another fortuitous event - the suspension of Garre after receiving a second yellow card - removed a classic left back from the scene and permitted the entry of Julio Jorge Olarticoechea, a prototypical defender with the ability to play as a midfielder and even an attacker.1996, Andrés Cantor, Daniel Arcucci, Goooal!: A Celebration of Soccer

Questions about second yellow cards

What is second yellow cards the plural of?
Second yellow cards is the plural of second yellow card.

Words near second yellow cards in the dictionary

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  3. second year
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  7. second-act
  8. second-acted
  9. second-acting
  10. second-acts
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