Usually means: Ten yards gained, new attempt.
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  1. first down: Merriam-Webster
  2. first down: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. first down: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. first-down: Wordnik
  5. first down: Wiktionary
  6. first down: Dictionary.com
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  1. First Down: Urban Dictionary

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  2. First down: Sports Definitions

Definitions from Wiktionary (first down)

noun:  (American football) The first play in a series that has a maximum of four downs.
noun:  (American football) The act of getting a first down by advancing the ball more than ten yards ahead of the field position where the team took possession.

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