Audible
WordNet
adjective
(1) Heard or perceptible by the ear
"He spoke in an audible whisper"
noun
(2) A football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Able to be heard.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
- "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
Verb
- To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
- The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.
Noun
- The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
- The audible changed the play to a run.