back line (English, noun)
expansion: back line (plural back lines)
Senses:
topics: ball-games
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soccer
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glosses: Collectively, the defenders of a team.
qualifier: field hockey
glosses: The line running across the goal to the corners of the playing field.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: The players known as the backs, whose primary responsibility is defense.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: The imaginary tactical line across the field that passes through the backs, through their primary line of attack/defence (i.e. excluding any players in a more backward defensive position).
Forms:
form: back lines
tags: plural