iso
n.— «Long throws are the ticket downwind, while short throws are dictated upwind. Isolation plays, or “iso’s” in the football and Ultimate parlance, often produce scores.» —“Ultimate Game Tough To Beat” by Grant Hall in Fayetteville, Ark. The Morning News (Springdale, Ark.) June 2, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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