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h-back

h-back noun: any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.

Noun (1)

h-back (plural h-backs)

  1. (field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
  2. (field sports) A halfback.

Noun (2) capitalized: H-back

H-back (plural H-backs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of h-back.

Forms of h-back

pluralh-backs
pluralH-backs

Questions about h-back

What does h-back mean?
H-back means any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
What part of speech is h-back?
H-back is a noun.
What is the plural of h-back?
The plural of h-back is h-backs.

Words near h-back in the dictionary

  1. H-1Bs
  2. H-2A
  3. H-2As
  4. H-2B
  5. H-2Bs
  6. h-back
  7. h-backs
  8. h-bar
  9. h-bars
  10. H-beam
  11. H-beams

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