The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Punt (football) — A punt in some codes of football, especially American football and Rugby football, is performed when the ball is kicked without letting it hit the ground first mdash; in contrast to a drop kick.A punt is a play in American football and Canadian… … Wikipedia
Punt returner — (PR) is a position on special teams in American football.DescriptionThe role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position (or a touchdown if possible) by returning it. Before catching the… … Wikipedia
Punt (boat) — This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England, for other usages see Norfolk punt and the general disambiguation pages at punt and punter. A punt is a flat bottomed boat with a square cut bow, designed… … Wikipedia
Out of bounds — For other uses, see Out of bounds (disambiguation). A player who steps onto the sidelines during play is considered to be out of bounds In sports, out of bounds (or out of bounds) refers to being outside the playing boundaries of the field. Due… … Wikipedia
Punt, People of — The Land of Punt was situated somewhere to the south east of Egypt, probably on the east coast of Africa near the south end of the Red Sea. The Egyptians had known of its existence at least as early as the Fifth Dynasty and they probably made … Ancient Egypt
Punt return — In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team s options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will… … Wikipedia
punt — 1 noun 1 (C) a long narrow river boat with a flat bottom and square ends, that is moved by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river 2 (singular) the act of going out in a punt: Let s go for a punt. 3 (C) in American football, a long… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Muffed punt — In American football, a muffed punt is defined as touching of the ball prior to possessing the ball. A muffed punt occurs when there is an uncontrolled touch of the football by a player on the returning team after it is punted. This can occur… … Wikipedia
Drop punt — A drop punt is a type of kick in various codes of football. It is the primary method of disposing the ball by foot in Australian rules football and the name describes its technique. The ball is held vertically, and dropped and kicked before it… … Wikipedia
Falmouth Quay Punt — The Falmouth Quay Punt evolved in the UK port of Falmouth, Cornwall around the turn of the 20th Century. Falmouth, with a good deep water harbour situated near the Western entrance to the English Channel, was a popular port for large merchant… … Wikipedia
