strong side
nounDefinition of strong side
: the side of a football formation having the greater number of players
specifically
: the side on which the tight end plays
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Tomorrow night: Some storms could last into the evening, and a few could be on the strong side locally, with very heavy rain, frequent lightning and small pockets of damaging winds. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Several days of sweltering heat before we find relief," 19 Aug. 2019 Yancey is back this season, but has shifted over to the strong side linebacker spot. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "South Alabama’s Nick Mobley ‘the kind of guy you love to have on your team’," 6 Aug. 2019 The linebackers continued to be split into two groups -- the true linebackers and the Bullet/strong side linebacker hybrids. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Ohio State football opens training camp -- What a first look told us: Doug Lesmerises," 2 Aug. 2019 And then other times, safeties like Reshad Jones and T.J. McDonald are creeping up to the line, replacing a traditional strong side linebacker. — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins working to make their linebackers interchangeable," 26 July 2019 Having recruited the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, the Reds re-established themselves as one of Europe's strongest sides - something which has only continued in recent times. — SI.com, "The 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World," 24 July 2019 There’s a chance of scattered rain and storms across Alabama again today — thanks to the northwest flow pattern — and a few of those storms could again be on the strong side. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Hot plus humid equals heat advisory for parts of Alabama today," 8 Aug. 2019 Boasting the likes of German international forward Timo Werner, this will be a fantastic and worthwhile experience for a young squad against one of German football's most controversial, yet strongest sides. — SI.com, "Aston Villa Pre-Season 2019: Where to Watch the Villans Playing This Summer," 18 June 2019 Danton Heinen-Charlie Coyle-Brett Ritchie Heinen, a natural left wing, moves back to his strong side with Johansson gone. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "Projecting the 2019-20 Bruins depth chart: mid-July edition," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strong side.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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