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screen pass
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
screen pass
(noun)
screen pass
noun
plural
screen passes
screen pass
noun
plural
screen passes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCREEN PASS
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American football
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a pass to a receiver who is behind the line of scrimmage and is protected by a line of blockers
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