(in sport) an attempt to gain possession of the ball or to seize and stop a player in possession of the ball, performed while launching oneself at the opposing player.
a flying tackle from O'Shaughnessy brought him down
Example sentencesExamples
- The centre looked to be over in the corner, but a flying tackle hurled him into touch.
- One of the results of all the flying tackles was an agonising afternoon for Stubbs, who was stretchered from the field.
- A flying tackle caught him off guard.
- My uncle executed the best flying tackle I had ever seen or have ever seen on any football field since that day.
- Some things never cease to be funny, and flying tackles appear to be one of them.
- A few youths who made it into the mall were stopped by flying tackles from police.
- With an open field ahead, he produced a flying tackle to bundle the number five into touch.
- The referee had his work cut out as tempers flared when flying tackles came in.
- He ducked under the flying tackle and heaved a pass 60 yards off his back foot.
- They were having the better of what little football was breaking out amidst the flying tackles, but it was Morton who broke the deadlock five minutes from the interval.