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s | offside |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective offside is

(sports) in an illegal position ahead of the ball.

As a noun offside is

(sports) an offside play.

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Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    offside

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball
  • (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk, e.g. an offside diner (restaurant.)
  • (bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.

    • Usage notes

    * Precise usage varies between sports; offside'' is used more in association football, while the form ''offsides is (perhaps erroneously) used by some in American football.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) An offside play
  • (British) the right side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle

    • Antonyms

    * (roadside) nearside

    See also

    * off side * offside trap

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