flying tackle

flying tackle
a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.

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  • flying tackle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flying tackle : singular flying tackle plural flying tackles a way of stopping someone by jumping at them and holding them around the legs so that they fall …   English dictionary

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  • flying tackle — {n.}, {informal} A tackle made by jumping through the air at the person to be tackled. * /Most football coaches don t want their players to make flying tackles./ * /The policeman stopped the burglar with a flying tackle./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • flying tackle — noun (C) a way of stopping someone from running by putting your arms around their legs and making them fall over …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • flying tackle — /flaɪɪŋ ˈtækəl/ (say fluying takuhl) noun a dive through the air at someone, especially an opponent in sport, in order to bring them to the ground …  

  • tackle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement in sports ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, strong ▪ high ▪ Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper. ▪ bad, crunching …   Collocations dictionary

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