backfield
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backfield
- /ˈbækˌfild/ US
- /ˈbakfiːld/ UK
Where it comes from
From back + field.
noun backfields · back field
- Synonym of outfield.
- The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
- The area behind either the offensive or defensive line. Moving the ball directly out of the backfield is the greatest form of attack there is.
- The players occupying this area. Maryland's football team practiced for the third straight day yesterday without its starting backfield.
