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Offside

noun
1.
(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.).





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"Offside" Quotes from Famous Books



... dextrality^; right, right hand; dexter, offside, starboard. Adj. dextral, right-handed; dexter, dextrorsal^, dextrorse^; ambidextral^, ambidextrous; dextro-. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... deal of fouling on both sides. We scored three goals during the first half, and though our forwards pressed hard, our fourth and last goal was not gained till just before the end. We should probably have scored more had not the forwards been 'offside' so often. At the beginning of the second half Silverton pressed our defence hard, and, getting away with the ball, shot two goals, one after another. Both sides played hard, and the game was well contested. It was only spoilt by the fouling. When the whistle went for 'time', the score ...
— A Patriotic Schoolgirl • Angela Brazil


Words linked to "Offside" :   mistake, fault, athletics, error, onside, sport


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