American Football (Noun)
Meaning
A game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The most-watched television event in the United States is often the annual championship game of American football, the Super Bowl.
- Professional American football teams play in large stadiums in front of tens of thousands of fans on any given Sunday.
- Many universities in the United States have competitive American football programs and regularly attract huge crowds.
- As the players clashed on the field, it became clear that this American football match would be an intense one.
- From September to February, the television schedule is dominated by American football, from regular-season games to playoffs and championships.