interception try

noun

A try that results from an interception.

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Meanings

nouninterception try (plural interception tries)

plural interception tries

  1. ball gamesA try that results from an interception.

    Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm. So, too, were the two interception tries that ultimately wrecked any chance of Michael Cheika’s side ending their recent grim sequence against the Poms.

    2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media
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APA

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MLA

“interception try.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interception%20try. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interception try,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interception%20try.

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