Throwing of the ball "forward", or in the direction of advancement (towards the opponents' goal).

a pass with a trajectory that takes it closer to the opponent's goal.

a pass that touches a person, object, or the ground closer to the opponent's end line than where it was released from, or is accidentally lost during a forward throwing motion.

a pass thrown by a team closer to the opponent's goal line; a team is allowed to throw only one forward pass per play, and it must be thrown from behind the team's line of scrimmage.

A ball thrown, usually with an overarm motion, in the direction of the offense's goal line.

a pass made towards the opposition's goal.

A pass that travels toward the opposing goal.

In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown from one player to another on the same team, ending closer to the opponent's goal line.

Forward Pass (1965-1980) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who is the only horse in the history of the Kentucky Derby to have been declared the winner as the result of a disqualification.