Definition of "handoff" []

• Football The act or an instance of handing the ball to a teammate during a play. (noun)
• Sports The act or an instance of handing a baton to a teammate in a relay race. (noun)
• The act or an instance of passing something or the control of it from one person or agency to another: a handoff of the aircraft from one control tower to another. (noun)

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• "I'm not sure if the television folks picked this up or not, but all three of Harris's big runs came off of the same inside handoff from the shotgun formation."
• ""We feel that zone handoff is our best play," Grobe said."
• "Knowing his kicking game has been horrendous, Carr called for a fake and Brabbs took a handoff from the holder and ran to the"