Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

late tackle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: late -tack-le
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mistimed attempt to take the ball of an opposing player that results in the tackler making contact with the player and not the ball

Example Sentences

"Stepanov was then booked for a late tackle on Andrews and that would late prove very costly."
"Javier Hernandez's attempts to turn in the rebound were foiled by Ashley Cole's reckless late tackle - which left the England defender fortunate to receive only a yellow card from referee Phil Dowd and United puzzled that they were not awarded a second penalty."

Inflected Forms

late tackles (plural)

Questions

What does late tackle mean?: A mistimed attempt to take the ball of an opposing player that results in the tackler making contact with the player and not the ball

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