fullback
US/ˈfʊlˌbæk/
fullback noun: an offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
Noun
fullback (plural fullbacks)
- An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
- A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.
- A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring.
- A player who plays on the left or right side of defence.
- For long, awkward spells, City looked out of their depth. Dani Alves and Jordi Alba attacked like whippets from the full-back positions.2015 February 24, Daniel Taylor, “Luis Suárez strikes twice as Barcelona teach Manchester City a lesson”, in The Guardian (London)
fullback meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam
fullback in Hindi
- American football
- पीछे का खिलाड़ी pīche kā khilāṛī
fullback in Marathi
- फुलबॅक
fullback in Bengali
- ফুলব্যাক
fullback in Malayalam
- ഫുൾബാക്ക്
More languagesFewer languages
- fullback in Kannada
- ಫುಲ್ಬ್ಯಾಕ್
- fullback in Punjabi
- ਫੁੱਲਬੈਕ, ਫੁਲਬੈਕ
- fullback in Gujarati
- ફુલબેક
- fullback in Odia
- ଫୁଲବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍
- fullback in Nepali
- फुलब्याक
Forms of fullback
| plural | fullbacks |
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Origin of fullback
From full + back.
Questions about fullback
- What does fullback mean?
- Fullback means an offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
- What is fullback in Hindi?
- Fullback in Hindi is पीछे का खिलाड़ी (pīche kā khilāṛī). See Fullback meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fullback?
- Fullback is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fullback?
- Fullback is pronounced /ˈfʊlˌbæk/ (US).
- What is the plural of fullback?
- The plural of fullback is fullbacks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fullback (page history and authors); fullback (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fullback (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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