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backfield

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back⋅field

  [bak-feeld]
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–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.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; back 1 + field
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back·field   (bāk'fēld')   
n.  

  1. Football

    1. The players stationed behind the line of scrimmage.

    2. The positions filled by these players.

    3. The area in which these players line up.

  2. Sports The primarily defensive players on a soccer, field hockey, or Rugby team.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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