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full-backnoun	(Commonwealth, dated in US) Alternative form of fullback. [(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.]
halfbacknoun	(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
defensive halfbacknoun	(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
quarterbacknoun	(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
offensive backnoun	(American football) A player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.
tailbacknoun	(American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
running backnoun	(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.
linebackernoun	(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
upbacknoun	(American football) A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
backfieldernoun	(sports) A player stationed in the backfield.
slotbacknoun	(American football) A particular position in American football, often a running back who lines up near the line of scrimmage and can function as a wide receiver.
cornerbacknoun	(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
feature backnoun	(US, American football) In American football, a back – usually a running back – that gets the most carries and most yardage in a game.
defensive backnoun	(American football, Canadian football) Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.
wingbacknoun	One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.
backfieldnoun	(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
flexbonenoun	(American football) A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.
punt protectornoun	(American football) The upback on the punting team.
crackbacknoun	(American football) A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.
personal protectornoun	(American football) The upback on the punting team.