forward pass

NOUN

football pass toward opponent's goal

Synonyms

WEAK

aerial bomb flare flare pass pass pass pattern screen screen pass

Example Sentences

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Which is how it quickly instituted some of the most notable shifts in the way the game is played since the adoption of the forward pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Each forward pass strengthens the wave, while each backward pass weakens it.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

Already, Tipping is as allergic to subtlety as a forward pass right down the middle on the 50-yard line — or whatever football play would be a really obvious one.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Quarterback Dior Edwards then lobbed a throw to A’nia Passmore for an apparent touchdown, but Edwards was called for an illegal forward pass, ending the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

"Say, Pat," said Peter, "how did you know a forward pass was like an air raid?"

From The Boy Grew Older by Broun, Heywood