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backfields

backfields is the plural 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

Questions about backfields

What is backfields the plural of?
Backfields is the plural of backfield.

Words near backfields in the dictionary

  1. backfatter
  2. backfatters
  3. backfield
  4. backfielder
  5. backfielders
  6. backfields
  7. backfile
  8. backfile conversion
  9. backfile conversions
  10. backfiles
  11. backfill

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