gridiron football
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gridiron football
Where it comes from
From gridiron + football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football.
noun
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American football and Canadian football, collectively.
Similar: North American football, football
Talk about this word "gridiron football." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gridiron%20football. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gridiron football. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gridiron%20football "gridiron football." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gridiron%20football.Cite this
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title = {gridiron football},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
