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nose tackle
noun[ C ]
(alsonosetackle)uk /ˈnəʊz ˌtæk.əl/ us /ˈnoʊz ˌtæk.əl/(alsonose guard, noseguard, uk /ˈnəʊz ˌɡɑːd/ us /ˈnəʊz ˌɡɑːrd/)
in American football, a player on the defence who stands in the middle of the line of players at the line of scrimmage(= the line on which the ball is positioned at the beginning of a period of action):
After the ball is snapped, the centre must guard against the nosetackle.
He excelled as a nose tackle on his high school football team.
He played both nose guard and offensive tackle in his first season in the league.
The nosetackle burst through the offensive line and was able to sack the quarterback.
He drove the noseguard back several yards.
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