flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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And flag football was recently added to the Olympics for 2028.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2024
From the Seattle Times, a story on the push to make girls flag football a sanctioned sport in Washington.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2024
From the Seattle Times, a story on the push to make girls flag football a sanctioned sport in Washington.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for flag football
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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