five-a-side
noun/ˌfaɪv ə ˈsaɪd/
/ˌfaɪv ə ˈsaɪd/
[uncountable] (British English)- a game of football (soccer) played indoors with five players on each team
- a five-a-side tournament
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFive-a-side is used before these nouns:- football
- soccer
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