kickoffkick‧off /ˈkɪk-ɒf $ -ɒːf/ noun [countable usually singular]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Visitors poured into Washington for the kickoff activities for the Presidential inauguration.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►return
· Junkin got into a scuffle with an unidentified Jets player near the end of a kickoff return.· As a rookie, he made seven interceptions and led the league in punt returns and kickoff returns.· The game breaker was Manuel Santelices' 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, giving the host Buccaneers a 16-6 lead.
1the time when a football game starts, or the first kick of the game: Kickoff is at 3.00.2informal the beginning of a new activity