- Football.
- The players stationed behind the line of scrimmage.
- The positions filled by these players.
- The area in which these players line up.
- Sports. The primarily defensive players on a soccer, field hockey, or Rugby team.
Dictionary:
back·field (băk'fēld') ![]() |
| WordNet: backfield |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
| Translations: Backfield |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsvarsspillere, forsvarszone
Nederlands (Dutch)
achterhoede
Français (French)
n. - ligne d'arrières (au football)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Abwehr, Hintermannschaft
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στο αμερικανικό ποδόσφαιρο) άμυνα
Italiano (Italian)
retroguardia, area di difesa
Português (Portuguese)
n. - linha (f) de defesa (Esp.) (EUA)
Русский (Russian)
далекая часть спортивного поля
Español (Spanish)
n. - defensas, terreno detrás de la línea delantera
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - back, försvar
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
足球的后卫, 棒球的外野手, 外野
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 足球的後衛, 棒球的外野手, 外野
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) موضع في لعبه كرة القدم الأمريكيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - השחקנים האחוריים
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| Halas, George Stanley (American football player and coach) | |
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| Backfield in Motion (1991 Comedy Film) |
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