gridiron football

English

Etymology

gridiron +‎ football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football

Noun

gridiron football (uncountable)

1. collectively, Canadian football and American football

Synonyms

• North American football
• football (US and Canadian English)

Hypernyms

• football

Hyponyms

• Canadian football
• American football

Derived terms

• gridiron football player
• gridiron football ball

Related terms

• rugby football
• soccer football
• association football