backfield (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *backfield*:
NOUN	group	backfield	the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen

backfield > pronunciation
Sounds	bae'kfiy.ld
Rhymes	afield ... yield: 36 rhymes with iyld...

English > *backfield*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen.
Member of	football team, eleven	A team that plays football
Members	back	(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Broader	formation	An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
Spanish	fútbol americano

HyperDic: backfield