"on-side kick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: on-side kicks [plural], onside kick [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} on-side kick (plural on-side kicks)
  1. (sports) A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

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