Scrimmage

/ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A practice game or the action that begins each play in American football when teams line up facing each other.

Etymology

From 'skirmish' via alteration, originally meaning a confused fight or struggle. In football, it refers to the organized 'battle' between offensive and defensive lines at the start of each play.

Kelly Says

Every NFL play begins at the 'line of scrimmage' - an invisible battlefield where 22 warriors clash in perfectly choreographed chaos, making football the ultimate combination of strategy and controlled violence!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተከታታል
teketatal
ARالعربية
اشتباك
ishtibāk
BNবাংলা
সংঘর্ষ
sangharṣa
CACatalà
xoc
shohk
CSČeština
srážka
srahzh-kah
DADansk
sammentræf
sahm-mehn-trayf
DEDeutsch
Gedränge
geh-drahng-eh
ELΕλληνικά
συγκρότηση
sygkrótisi
ESEspañol
melé
meh-leh
FAفارسی
درگیری
dar-gīrī
FISuomi
törmäys
tohr-mah-ys
FRFrançais
mêlée
meh-lay
GUGU
અથડામણ
athadamaṇ
HAHA
fada
fah-dah
HEעברית
התנגשות
hitnagshut
HIहिन्दी
गुत्थमगुत्थी
guththam-guththī
HUMagyar
összecsapás
oh-sah-chah-pahsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bertabrakan
behr-tah-brah-kahn
IGIG
ịkụọkụ
ee-koo-oh-koo
ITItaliano
mischia
mee-skah
KKKK
соқтығысу
soqtyğysu
KMKM
ប៉ះទង្គិច
bah tdongkic
MRMR
धक्का
dhakka
MSBahasa Melayu
bertabrakan
behr-tah-brah-kahn
MYမြန်မာ
တိုက်ခိုက်
taik hkeik
NLNederlands
gedrang
geh-drahng
NONorsk
sammentreff
sahm-mehn-trehf
PAPA
ਟਕਰਾਓ
ṭakrāo
PLPolski
zamieszanie
zah-mee-shah-nyeh
PTPortuguês
melé
meh-leh
RORomână
ciocnire
choh-knee-reh
RUРусский
столкновение
stolknoveniye
SVSvenska
sammanstötning
sahm-mahn-stern-ning
SWKiswahili
mapigano
mah-pee-gah-noh
TAதமிழ்
மோதல்
mōtal
TEతెలుగు
ఢీకొనడం
ḍhīkonadaṁ
THไทย
การปะทะกัน
kah pah tah gan
TLTL
sagupaan
sah-goo-pah-an
TRTürkçe
çarpışma
char-pish-mah
UKУкраїнська
зіткнення
zitknennya
URاردو
ٹکراؤ
ṭakrāʾ
VITiếng Việt
đấu nhau
dau nguh-ow
YOYO
Ọ̀ṣọ̀
oh-soh
ZUZU
ukwethula
oo-kweh-thoo-lah

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