| 单词 | centre rush |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentre rush c. American Football. The rush line (rush line n. at Compounds 2). As a count noun: a member of the rush line, a rusher; frequently with modifying word indicating a player's position in the line, as centre rush. Cf. rusher n.2 4. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > types of player > specific group of players defensive line1632 rush1881 rush line1882 offensive line1893 strong side1905 backfield1911 platoon1941 secondary1955 suicide squad1960 D-line1971 1881 Harvard Daily Echo 21 Oct. 2/1 The greatest improvement..was in the steadiness with which the backs played, enabling the rush to play with more confidence. 1887 Cent. Mag. Oct. 891/2 The two players on the ends of the line, the ‘end-rushes’, stand slightly back of the main line. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 13 Jan. 5/2 He..had the reputation of being the best centre rush that the university [sc. Harvard] ever had. 1922 R. L. Scaife Refl. of T.B.M. 90 Mary dashed off, carrying the cigarettes much as a center rush in football carries the pigskin from an out-of-bounds play. < as lemmas |
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