runback

 [ruhn-bak]  

run·back

   [ruhn-bak]
noun
1.
Football.
a.
a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble.
b.
the distance covered in making such a run.
2.
Tennis. the space on a tennis court between the base line and the backstop.
Origin:
1905–10; noun use of verb phrase run back
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Runback is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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