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flexbone

flexbone noun: a formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.

Noun

flexbone (plural flexbones)

  1. A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.

Forms of flexbone

pluralflexbones

Origin of flexbone

Blend of flexible + wishbone.

Questions about flexbone

What does flexbone mean?
Flexbone means a formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.
What part of speech is flexbone?
Flexbone is a noun.
What is the plural of flexbone?
The plural of flexbone is flexbones.

Words near flexbone in the dictionary

  1. flexanimous
  2. flexatone
  3. flexatones
  4. flexatube
  5. flexatubes
  6. flexbone
  7. flexbones
  8. flexbox
  9. flexboxes
  10. flexcation
  11. flexdollar

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