Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spear tackle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: spear -tack-le
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.

Inflected Forms

spear tackles (plural)

Synonyms

dump tackle

Questions

What does spear tackle mean?: An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.

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