- first down
- noun American Football the score achieved by a team who have kept possession of the ball by advancing at least ten yards in a series of four downs.
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first down/first and ten — first try to gain ten yards (in football) The Lions have a first down on their own 35 yard line … English idioms
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first down — noun Date: circa 1897 1. the first of a series of usually four downs in which a football team must net a 10 yard gain to retain possession of the ball 2. a gain of a total of 10 or more yards within usually four downs giving the team the right to … New Collegiate Dictionary
first down — noun : the first in a series of four downs in which a football team must net a 10 yard gain to retain possession of the ball; also : the right to start such a series … Useful english dictionary
