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defensive halfbacks

defensive halfbacks is the plural of defensive halfback.

Meaning of defensive halfback

Noun

defensive halfback (plural defensive halfbacks)

  1. (Canadian) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.

Questions about defensive halfbacks

What is defensive halfbacks the plural of?
Defensive halfbacks is the plural of defensive halfback.

Words near defensive halfbacks in the dictionary

  1. defensive designs
  2. defensive end
  3. defensive field
  4. defensive fields
  5. defensive halfback
  6. defensive halfbacks
  7. defensive indifference
  8. defensive industries
  9. defensive industry
  10. defensive line
  11. defensive line of scrimmage

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