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Canadian football noun[ U ] uk /kəˌneɪ.di.ən ˈfʊt.bɔːl/ us /kəˌneɪ.di.ən ˈfʊt.bɑːl/ a game, similar to American football, for two teams of twelve players, in which an oval ball is moved along the field by running with it or throwing it: He explains that in Canadian football, they have twelve players and a wider field. A few months later, he accepted a contract to play for a Canadian football team. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. He coached linebackers for a season in the Canadian Football League before moving to the New York Giants. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg dime flare formation forward pass forward progress free play free safety point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt return specialist returner turnover |