单词 | no-huddle |
释义 | no-huddleadj.n. American Football. A. adj. Designating a move that is performed rapidly, without prior conferring by the team. Chiefly in no-huddle offence. ΚΠ 1958 Washington Post 12 Oct. c1/1 He didn't think up Blaik's radical no-huddle tactic for the lonesome end. 1962 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. v. 1/7 Wisconsin tied the score in the second period when Ron Vanderkelen passed 47 yards to Ron Smith on a ‘no huddle’ play. 1979 Washington Post 28 Oct. d6/6 UDC's Charles Chisley ran 47 yards on the game's first play from scrimmage, a trick no-huddle play. 1990 Sports Illustr. 8 Oct. 33/3 On Auburn's first possession of the quarter, White went into a no-huddle offense. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 19 Oct. 64/5 Kent Graham, calling the plays in the no-huddle attack, completed 15-of-21 passes for 183 yards. B. n. A move conducted in this way. ΚΠ 1984 State-Times (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 11 Oct. 12 d/3 The no-huddle gives us 25 extra seconds... Besides, the defense doesn't have time to make adjustments—unless they call a timeout. 1993 Chicago Tribune 29 Jan. iv. 5/3 What benefit is it to the Bears if Wannstedt constructs the defense that stops the Buffalo no-huddle. 2000 N.Y. Post 16 Nov. 73/3 Testaverde [sc. the quarterback] was asked if he would like to start the game with the no-huddle. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1958 |
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