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slide tackles

slide tackles is the plural of slide tackle.

Meaning of slide tackle

Noun

slide tackle (plural slide tackles)

  1. a tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first
    • Christian Karembeu almost broke his supermodel wife's leg with a slide tackle during a football game in their back garden.2002 February 27, “Cruncher Karembeu takes it out on his wife”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    sliding tackle

Questions about slide tackles

What is slide tackles the plural of?
Slide tackles is the plural of slide tackle.

Words near slide tackles in the dictionary

  1. slide scanner
  2. slide scanners
  3. slide show
  4. slide shows
  5. slide tackle
  6. slide tackles
  7. slide trombone
  8. slide trombones
  9. slide truck
  10. slide trucks
  11. slide trumpet

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