American football

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American football (uncountable) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei)

  1. A team sport similar to rugby football, played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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  • Called football in the United States and Canada and American football elsewhere in the world.

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