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kickoff
has definitions from the fields of sport,american football
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Saxton has made only one second-half appearance this season and that was in the Washington_State game , for four plays : he returned the kickoff 30 yards , gained five yards through the line and_then uncorked a 56 - yard touchdown run before retiring to the bench . The Texans made themselves a comforting break on the opening kickoff when Denver 's Al_Carmichael was jarred loose from the ball when Dave_Grayson , the speedy halfback , hit him and Guard Al_Reynolds claimed it for Dallas . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the time at which something is supposed to begin
Examples "they got an early start" "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)Following the kick-off of SAAMI 's shooting development program in 1954 , a most interesting meeting took_place in Washington , D._C. . Related terms end middle point threshold birth incipiency terminus_a_quo begin begin originate inaugurate |
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[ noun ] a start given to contestants
Examples "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" Related terms |
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