back·field (b k f ld )n. 1. Football a. The players stationed behind the line of scrimmage. b. The positions filled by these players. c. The area in which these players line up. 2. Sports The primarily defensive players on a soccer, field hockey, or Rugby team. |
backfield [ˈbækˌfiːld]
n American football
1. (Team Sports / American Football) (usually preceded by the) the quarterback and running backs in a team
2. (Team Sports / American Football) the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
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| Noun | 1. |  backfield - the offensive football players who line up behind the linemenback - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
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