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defensive end

defensive end noun: a defensive player, generally at the end of the defensive line.

Noun

defensive end (plural defensive ends)

  1. a defensive player, generally at the end of the defensive line.

Forms of defensive end

pluraldefensive ends

Questions about defensive end

What does defensive end mean?
Defensive end means a defensive player, generally at the end of the defensive line.
What part of speech is defensive end?
Defensive end is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive end?
The plural of defensive end is defensive ends.

Words near defensive end in the dictionary

  1. defensive copies
  2. defensive copy
  3. defensive copying
  4. defensive design
  5. defensive designs
  6. defensive end
  7. defensive field
  8. defensive fields
  9. defensive halfback
  10. defensive halfbacks
  11. defensive indifference

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