wingback

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wingback

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From wing + back.

noun wingbacks

  1. A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
  2. A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback.
  3. One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.
  4. A wingback chair.

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noun soccer: player who doubles as a defender and winger

Españolcarrilero
한국어윙백 wingbaek
日本語ウィングバック, ウイングバック uingubakku

noun wingback chair

DeutschOhrensessel

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"wingback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wingback. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"wingback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wingback.

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@misc{wingback_2026,
  title = {wingback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wingback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}