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run⋅back

  [ruhn-bak]
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–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; n. use of v. phrase run back
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run·back   (rŭn'bāk')   
n.   Football

  1. The act of returning a kickoff, punt, or intercepted forward pass.

  2. The distance so covered.

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