English Explanatory Dictionary

route one football

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.

Word forms

route one football

Etymology

Linked by some sources to the 1966-1972 BBC quiz show Quiz Ball, in which players could choose one of several "routes" of football-related questions to reach the goal. "Route 1" was the most direct, where players only needed to answer one question to get directly to the goal.

Derived words

route-one
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