block tackle

noun

A defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.

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Meanings

nounblock tackle (plural block tackles)

plural block tackles

  1. ball gamesA defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.

    Caoimhín Kelleher saved but Gordon recycled the move, crossing low for Kane, who was stopped by Nathan Collins’s block tackle.

    2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian
  2. ball gamesA defensive maneuver where a player uses their body to block an opponent who is carrying the ball.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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