approach play

noun

A play which advances a teams position but does not score.

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Meanings

nounapproach play (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA play which advances a teams position but does not score.

    Jordan Henderson had a shot saved and other chances were spurned as England fashioned some magnificent approach play only to fail to apply the final flourish.

    2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019
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APA

approach play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approach%20play

MLA

“approach play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approach%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “approach play,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approach%20play.

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