1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; - Example: "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: pass, passing play, passing game, passing]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
passing play
n 1: (American football) a play that involves one player
throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a
passing play on third and long" [syn: pass, passing
play, passing game, passing]