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Definition of Lateral pass
1. Noun. A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer.
Definition of Lateral pass
1. Noun. (American football) a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off ¹
2. Noun. (American football) any hand-off, whether lateral or backward ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Pass
Literary usage of Lateral pass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Winning Football by William Winston Roper (1921)
"I mean the lateral pass. Here, if you like, is a play which is as dangerous, at
least, to the side which attempts it as to the side which defends against it ..."
2. American Football by Charles Dudley Daly (1921)
"secure this delay and protection by first making a lateral pass and then a ...
In this case, the deception or lateral pass leads the defenders and the ..."
3. History of the War in the Peninsula: And in the South of France, from the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1851)
"... in the valley of Urroz, and through the passes of Urtiaga and Rena- cabal upon
Eugui in the Val de Zubiri; finally by the lateral pass of ..."
4. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"Anteriorly the lateral pass into the middle cords, while the latter project beyond
the anterior boundary of the groove-like entrance into the cavity of the ..."
5. The Forward Pass in Football by Elmer Berry (1921)
"When that is attempted the way is open for runs or passes to left end or tackle.
This sideward threat, almost a pure lateral pass, is an important part of ..."
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