Christmas tree formation

noun

A formation consisting of four defenders, three central midfielders, two attacking midfielders, and one striker.

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Meanings

nounChristmas tree formation (plural Christmas tree formations)

plural Christmas tree formations

  1. ball gamesA formation consisting of four defenders, three central midfielders, two attacking midfielders, and one striker.

Origin

An overhead diagram of the formation has a pointed shape, like a Christmas tree.

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Christmas tree formation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20formation

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas tree formation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20formation.

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