HALFBACK

Meaning of HALFBACK in English

Pronunciation: ' haf- ˌ bak, ' häf-

Function: noun

Date: 1882

1 : one of the backs stationed near either flank in football

2 : a player stationed immediately behind the forward line (as in field hockey, soccer, or rugby)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HALFBACK — noun Date: 1882 one of the backs stationed near either flank in football, a player stationed immediately behind the forward …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HALFBACK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : one of the backs stationed near either flank in football 2. : a player stationed immediately …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALFBACK — /haf"bak', hahf"-/ , n. 1. Football. a. one of two backs who typically line up on each side of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALFBACK — n. player stationed behind the front line of players (Football)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HALFBACK — noun Date: 1882 1. : one of the backs stationed near either flank in football 2. : a player stationed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALFBACK — ■ noun a player in a ball game whose position is between the forwards and fullbacks.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HALFBACK — [half.back] n (1882) 1: one of the backs stationed near either flank in football 2: a player stationed immediately behind …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALFBACK — halfback BrE AmE ˈhɑːf bæk § ˈhæf- AmE ˈhæf- ▷ halfback|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALFBACK — / ˈhɑːfbæk; NAmE ˈhæf-/ (also half ) noun 1. [ C ] one of the defending players in football ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALFBACK — half ‧ back /ˈhɑːfbæk $ ˈhæf-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a player in a game of football, ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALFBACK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If you want innovation, try more of that, and less of halfbacks and wide receivers …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALFBACK — half (plural halves) [noun] [C] - (in football and other sports) a player who plays in the middle of the …
Cambridge English vocab
HALFBACK — Полузащитник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HALFBACK — полузащитник, хавбек В американском футболе [football] (как и в других играх с мячом), один из игроков обороны на фланге. ср fullback
HALFBACK — полузащитник, хавбек В американском футболе [football] (как и в других играх с мячом), один из игроков обороны на фланге.Ср. fullback
HALFBACK — полузащитник
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WING HALFBACK — noun see wing half
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T FORMATION — noun Date: 1930 an offensive football formation in which the fullback lines up behind the center and quarterback with one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLOTBACK — noun Date: 1959 an offensive football halfback who lines up just behind the slot between an offensive end and tackle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUNNING BACK — noun Date: 1924 a football back (as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORNERBACK — noun Date: 1955 a defensive halfback in football who defends the flank
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THORPE, JIM — in full James Francis Thorpe born May 28, 1888, near Prague, Indian Territory died March 28, 1953, Lomita, Calif., U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
BAUGH, SAMMY — in full Samuel Adrian Baugh born March 17, 1914, Temple, Texas, U.S. First outstanding quarterback of U.S. professional football. He …
Английский словарь Британика
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REPERTOIRE — I. R ˈrepə(r).ˌtwär sometimes -wȯ(ə)r; - R -pə.ˌtwȧ(r sometimes -wȯə(r or -wȯ(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: French répertoire repertory, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEY — I. ˈkē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English key, kay, keye, from Old English cǣg, cǣge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLANKER — I. flank·er -kə(r) noun ( -s ) : one that flanks: as a. : something that adjoins on the side …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WING HALF — noun or wing halfback : the right or left halfback in hockey or soccer or rugby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WARNER, POP — born April 5, 1871, Springville, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 7, 1954, Palo Alto, Calif. byname of Glenn Scobey Warner American …
Britannica English vocabulary
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