Meaning | A team that plays football. |
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Synonym | eleven |
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Member of | football league | A league of football teams |
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Members | backfield | The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
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center | (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play |
end | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage |
fullback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team |
guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage |
halfback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team |
linebacker, line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
linemen | The football players who line up on the line of scrimmage |
quarterback, signal caller, field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team |
secondary | The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
tackle | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage |
tailback | (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage |
wingback | (American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end |
Broader | team, squad | A cooperative unit (especially in sports) |
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Spanish | equipo de fútbol, once |
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Catalan | equip de futbol |
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