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backfield

[ bak-feeld ]

noun

Football.
  1. (used with a plural verb) the members of the team who, on offense, are stationed behind the linemen and, on defense, behind the linebackers.
  2. their positions considered as a unit.
  3. the area where the backs play.


backfield

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noun

  1. the backfield
    sometimes functioning as plural the quarterback and running backs in a team
  2. the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of backfield1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; back 1 + field
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Gonsolin had looked sharp this spring, pitching three scoreless innings in two Cactus League games along with a backfield scrimmage outing this week.

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But up until Friday, his only live swings this camp came in backfield sessions against minor-league arms.

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On a grass hill behind one of the backfields, a large painting of the club’s World Series championship logo loomed behind the backstop.

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With nobody in the backfield, Ireland didn't have a massively difficult job in putting Conan over for the bonus point try.

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McDuffie’s red No. 22 jersey flashed in the backfield on a perfectly timed, fourth-down blitz in the AFC championship game to send the Kansas City Chiefs to their third consecutive Super Bowl.

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