backline

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backline

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From back + line.

noun backlines

alternative Alternative form of back line Havertz oozed class on the ball, looking every inch the high-end addition, while City knew that they had to find a way past N’Golo Kanté before they got at Chelsea’s miserly backline, which absorbed the loss of Thiago Silva to injury on 38 minutes.

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@misc{backline_2026,
  title = {backline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}