forward pass

noun

: a pass (as in football) made in the direction of the opponent's goal

Examples of forward pass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Completing this process—doing a forward pass with one example and then a backward pass to improve the network’s performance on that example—requires hundreds of billions of mathematical operations. Timothy B. Lee and Sean Trott, Ars Technica, 31 July 2023 Intentional grounding is now allowed as long as the passer is outside of the tackle box and the forward pass reaches the neutral zone. Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023 Cumberland's favorite play was the punt, which (at the time) was a viable offensive option in the field-position battle during the infancy of the legal forward pass. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022 As Houston rolled through its fourth victory to remain undefeated in 2023, the Roughnecks pulled off the XFL’s first double forward pass of the league’s return season. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for forward pass 

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forward pass was in 1890

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“Forward pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward%20pass. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

forward pass

noun
: a pass in football thrown in the direction of the opponent's goal

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