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roverbacks

roverbacks is the plural of roverback.

Meaning of roverback

Noun

roverback (plural roverbacks)

  1. A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
    • Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.2009, Bob Boyles, Paul Guido, editors, The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, 2009 edition, page 294

Questions about roverbacks

What is roverbacks the plural of?
Roverbacks is the plural of roverback.

Words near roverbacks in the dictionary

  1. Rovenky
  2. rover
  3. rover bellflower
  4. rover bellflowers
  5. roverback
  6. roverbacks
  7. Rovereto
  8. rovers
  9. roves
  10. rovest
  11. roveth

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