arena football
noun
: a game resembling American football that is played on a shorter indoor field between two teams of eight players each
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The game on the field is like college or NFL football too, with the same rules, unlike other places he’s played, in the Canadian Football League or in arena football.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Until that decision by the Hornets management, the only other permanent professional sports franchise in the city had been an arena football league team.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Before starting his coaching career, Barnes played arena football from 2002-05.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
And Warner should know, given his roundabout entry — via arena football — into the NFL.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Until that decision by the Hornets management, the only other permanent professional sports franchise in the city had been an arena football league team.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Before starting his coaching career, Barnes played arena football from 2002-05.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
And Warner should know, given his roundabout entry — via arena football — into the NFL.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for arena football
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“Arena football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arena%20football. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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