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back field

back field is the alternative form of backfield.

Meaning of backfield

Noun

backfield (plural backfields)

  1. (rare) Synonym of outfield.
    Synonyms:
    outfield
  2. The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
    Synonyms:
    pocket
  3. (US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
    • Moving the ball directly out of the backfield is the greatest form of attack there is.2000, Derek Smethurst, Soccer Offense for Winning, →ISBN, page 1
  4. The players occupying this area.
    • Maryland's football team practiced for the third straight day yesterday without its starting backfield.1983 Nov. 10, Washington Post, p. E8

Forms of back field

pluralback fields

Questions about back field

What is back field the alternative form of?
Back field is the alternative form of backfield.

Words near back field in the dictionary

  1. back ends
  2. back engineering
  3. back extension
  4. back extensions
  5. back feet
  6. back field
  7. back fields
  8. back fire
  9. back fires
  10. back five
  11. back fives

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