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Plural of backfield

regular plural

The plural of backfield is backfields.

Forms of backfield

Singularbackfield /ˈbækˌfild/
Pluralbackfields
Countablecountable

Meaning of backfield

  1. noun Synonym of outfield.
  2. noun The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
  3. noun The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.

Full definition of backfield

Questions about the plural of backfield

What is the plural of backfield?
The plural of backfield is backfields.
Is backfield countable?
Backfield is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backfield (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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