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torpedo punt

torpedo punt noun: a kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.

Noun

torpedo punt (plural torpedo punts)

  1. (Australian rules football) A kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.

Forms of torpedo punt

pluraltorpedo punts

Questions about torpedo punt

What does torpedo punt mean?
Torpedo punt means a kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.
What part of speech is torpedo punt?
Torpedo punt is a noun.
What is the plural of torpedo punt?
The plural of torpedo punt is torpedo punts.

Words near torpedo punt in the dictionary

  1. torpedo cruiser
  2. torpedo cruisers
  3. torpedo juice
  4. torpedo net
  5. torpedo nets
  6. torpedo punt
  7. torpedo punts
  8. torpedo ram
  9. torpedo rams
  10. torpedo roll
  11. torpedo rolls

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