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"Roman"
],
"word": "tajt end"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) position at the end of the offensive line",
"word": "ไทต์เอนด์"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tajt-end",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) position at the end of the offensive line",
"word": "тайт-енд"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ala tancat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end",
"word": "近端鋒"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jìnduānfēng",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end",
"word": "近端锋"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end",
"word": "laitarakentaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end",
"word": "sisempi laitahyökkääjä"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"National Football League",
"New England Patriots",
"Rob Gronkowski",
"Tampa Bay Buccaneers"
],
"word": "tight end"
}
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