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Etymology edit

From abwehren +‎ Spiel.

Noun edit

Abwehrspiel n (strong, genitive Abwehrspieles or Abwehrspiels, plural Abwehrspiele)

  1. (sports) the way that the defense plays during a game; the defensive game
  2. (sports) a game that mainly relies on the defense rather than the offense

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