North American football
English
Noun
North American football (uncountable)
- Collectively, Canadian football and American football.
Usage notes
This term to describe the above sports is rare. The more common word for this sport worldwide is gridiron football.
Synonyms
- gridiron football
- gridiron (Australian and New Zealand English)
- football (US and Canadian English)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- Gaelic football
- Australian rules football / Australian-rules football / Australian football
- international rules football / international-rules football / international football
Derived terms
- North American football ball
- North American football player