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Definition of American football noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of an american football

American football

noun

american football pronunciation English

american football pronunciation American

(British English) (North American English football) [uncountable]

a game played by two teams of 11 players, using an oval ball which players kick, throw, or carry. Teams try to put the ball over the other team's line.