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lateral pass
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lateral pass has 1 sense
- lateral pass(n = noun.act) lateral - a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer; Array is a kind of pass, passing, passing game, passing play
CIDE DICTIONARY
lateral pass, n.
- A short pass to a receiver who is upfield from the passer, i.e. is behind the passer relative to the direction of the passer's goal. [PJC]
- A part or extension of something that points sideways, as a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one. [PJC]
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