arena football
noun
: a game resembling American football that is played on a shorter indoor field between two teams of eight players each
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web North Gwinnett is coached by Bill Stewart, a former UCF linebacker and Orlando Predators arena football player. 
J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 The former teammate of Specht at Earlham College had coached high school football in Indiana and in Doylestown, Ohio, along with serving arena football roles with the Cincinnati Swarm, Dayton Warbirds and Cincinnati Marshals. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2022 How Gatewood went from arena football to a food truck Gatewood played for the Rattlers for a little over a decade before opening a clothing store in the East Valley in 2006. Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2022 An undrafted prospect out of a college not known for football, Warner famously was stocking shelves at an Iowa grocery store before playing arena football and eventually finding fame in the NFL. Daniel Neman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021 Joshua Bush, a former assistant coach at Miami Northwestern and arena football player, takes over this season in his first year as a head coach. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021 This is not the first time the arena football team has ran into difficulties. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2021 Bush played college football at Western Michigan and spent 13 seasons playing arena football. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 30 June 2021 Only four Preds players entered the season with arena football experience, including three that remain on roster from the 2019 team. J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 18 June 2021 See More
J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 The former teammate of Specht at Earlham College had coached high school football in Indiana and in Doylestown, Ohio, along with serving arena football roles with the Cincinnati Swarm, Dayton Warbirds and Cincinnati Marshals. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2022 How Gatewood went from arena football to a food truck Gatewood played for the Rattlers for a little over a decade before opening a clothing store in the East Valley in 2006. Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2022 An undrafted prospect out of a college not known for football, Warner famously was stocking shelves at an Iowa grocery store before playing arena football and eventually finding fame in the NFL. Daniel Neman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021 Joshua Bush, a former assistant coach at Miami Northwestern and arena football player, takes over this season in his first year as a head coach. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021 This is not the first time the arena football team has ran into difficulties. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2021 Bush played college football at Western Michigan and spent 13 seasons playing arena football. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 30 June 2021 Only four Preds players entered the season with arena football experience, including three that remain on roster from the 2019 team. J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 18 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above