WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
for′ward pass′, [Football.]
- Sporta pass in which the ball is thrown in the direction of advance toward the opponent's goal.
- 1900–05
'forward pass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hail Mary
- aerial
- bomb
- complete
- completion
- fp
- hang
- illegal
- incomplete
- incompletion
- interference
- lead
- play-action pass
- receiver