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backfield
[ bak-feeld ]
noun
- (used with a plural verb) the members of the team who, on offense, are stationed behind the linemen and, on defense, behind the linebackers.
- their positions considered as a unit.
- the area where the backs play.
backfield
/ ˈæˌھː /
noun
- the backfieldsometimes functioning as plural the quarterback and running backs in a team
- the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of backfield1
Example Sentences
Gonsolin had looked sharp this spring, pitching three scoreless innings in two Cactus League games along with a backfield scrimmage outing this week.
But up until Friday, his only live swings this camp came in backfield sessions against minor-league arms.
On a grass hill behind one of the backfields, a large painting of the club’s World Series championship logo loomed behind the backstop.
With nobody in the backfield, Ireland didn't have a massively difficult job in putting Conan over for the bonus point try.
McDuffie’s red No. 22 jersey flashed in the backfield on a perfectly timed, fourth-down blitz in the AFC championship game to send the Kansas City Chiefs to their third consecutive Super Bowl.
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