单词 | gaelic football |
释义 | > as lemmasGaelic football Gaelic football n. a form of football originating in Ireland, with two competing teams of fifteen players, in which the ball is kicked or punched between team members, with the object of conveying it over the opposition's crossbar (scoring one point) or into their goal net (scoring three points). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > other forms of football > [noun] Gaelic football1886 football1887 touch1936 murderball1976 futsal1987 1886 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 26 Apr. 6/7 The Gaelic Football and Hurling Festival at Thurles to-day attracted an enormous attendance. 1949 C. Graves Ireland Revisited ix. 81 Next day I had the opportunity of watching Gaelic football. At first sight it looked exactly like Association Football. 2017 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Apr. (News section) 63 It was a victory founded on the best traditions of Kerry football—which is to say on the best traditions of Gaelic football. < as lemmas |
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