gridiron football en · NOUN
Etymology
From gridiron + football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football.
Meanings
- (uncountable) American football and Canadian football, collectively.
Deriveds
gridiron football ball · gridiron football player
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Canadian football · American football
Relateds
rugby football · soccer football · association football