( American footballs)
Note: in AM, use 'football'
1.
American football is a game similar to rugby that is played by two teams of eleven players using an oval-shaped ball. Players try to score points by carrying the ball to their opponents’ end of the field, or by kicking it over a bar fixed between two posts. ( BRIT )
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2.
An American football is an oval-shaped ball used for playing American football. ( BRIT )
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