football tee
- noun
- /ˈfʊtbɔl ti/
- US
:
tee de fútbol
- The kicker placed the ball on the football tee before running up for the kickoff.
Examples
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Without a football tee, it would be difficult to keep the ball steady before kicking.
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The referees checked to make sure every player had a regulation football tee for practice.
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He placed the football tee on the ground.
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The football tee is essential for kickoffs.
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The kicker placed the ball on the football tee before running up for the kickoff.
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Without a football tee, it would be difficult to keep the ball steady before kicking.
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The referees checked to make sure every player had a regulation football tee for practice.
Synonyms
18
3.7
A small peg that holds a ball before you hit it in golf or football
How High
- US
18
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'football' (the ball used in the sport) + 'tee' (a peg/support for a ball), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the peg used to hold a football before kicking. This straightforward noun–noun compound follows common compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Football tee comes from a small stand called a tee that lifts the ball off the ground so the kicker can kick it. One popular story says the word tee came from golf, where players used a small peg to lift the ball, and that's why football tee means 'a device that holds a football upright before it is kicked'.