halfback
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈhæfˌbæk/
- US
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corredor (fútbol americano)
- The halfback received the handoff and sprinted down the field for a touchdown.
- halfback or fullback
- halfback pass
- star halfback
So he goes out, you know, and he hands the first playoff, you know, to the halfback and he knocks him back for three yards.
- So he goes out, you know, and he hands the first playoff, you know, to the halfback and he knocks him back for three yards.
Examples
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Good old Uncle Frank and this here with him is Charlie Simms, star halfback of the Baird football team.
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Most highly recruited halfback in the country.
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- The halfback just ran around his own end.
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After a very hard but legal tackle, a halfback gets up from the ground.
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Oh, Douglas was quite the halfback back in college.
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Because the tackle was legal, the halfback should recognize the good play made by the defender.
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The give is to the right halfback, Gerhard Schwedes.
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Herb Jackson would lead the Lions as a halfback and sprinter.
Blog text (12) -
Please welcome to the field, number 45, from Syracuse at halfback, Ernie Davis.
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Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice was an eighteen-year-old halfback when he played for the Bainbridge Maryland Naval Training Station in 1943-44.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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2.8
A player in American football who runs with the ball to gain yards for the team
19
6.5
An American football player who moves the ball by running
15
8.3
A player at the back who usually carries the ball in American football
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2.3
An offensive player who carries the ball to move it forward
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8.8
A small, fast running back who uses quick moves to avoid tackles
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Halfback comes from the two simple words half ('part' or 'middle') and back ('the area behind'), and it named a player who stands halfway at the back of the team. That's why a halfback is the backfield player who usually runs with the ball.