backfield

n.

1. Football.
   1. The players stationed behind the line of scrimmage.
   2. The positions filled by these players.
   3. The area in which these players line up.
2. Sports. The primarily defensive players on a soccer, field hockey, or Rugby team.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen

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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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후위[진]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バックス, 後衛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موضع في لعبه كرة القدم الأمريكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השחקנים האחוריים‬

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