nose tackle

noun

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Big and powerful enough to eat space as a nose tackle, Hunter can make plays on the ball well outside his square in ways few 320-pounders can. Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 18 June 2025 Think free-agent acquisition Turk Wharton, the nose tackle in Kansas City who will likely play more defensive tackle (3-technique, to be precise) and measures out at 6-1, 280. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025 But then Miami used its first-round pick on ... a nose tackle. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 West moved around Indiana's defensive line after transferring from Kent State and projects as an attacking nose tackle. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nose tackle

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nose tackle was in 1975

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“Nose tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20tackle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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