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key backs

key backs is the plural of key back.

Meaning of key back

Noun

key back (plural key backs)

  1. (Australian rules football) A key defender.
    • Where McGovern sits among the greatest defenders to have played the game will be mulled over by sentimental, soppy supporters for days to come. But Champion Data's Daniel Hoyne said last year that McGovern was ranked over Richmond's dour defender Alex Rance as his generation's best key back.2025 June 21, Brendan Foster, “Gov's ability to read the play ranks him among the best defenders of the modern era”, in WAToday, retrieved 27 Jul 2025

Questions about key backs

What is key backs the plural of?
Key backs is the plural of key back.

Words near key backs in the dictionary

  1. key alike
  2. key art
  3. key artwork
  4. key artworks
  5. key back
  6. key backs
  7. key bed
  8. key beds
  9. key binding
  10. key bindings
  11. key bit

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