gridiron football

Etymology
from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football

Noun

 * 1) collectively, Canadian football and American football

Synonyms

 * North American football
 * football

Hypernyms

 * football

Hyponyms

 * Canadian football
 * American football

Derived terms

 * gridiron football player
 * gridiron football ball

Related terms

 * rugby football
 * soccer football
 * association football