Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive halfback

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-sive half-back
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.

Inflected Forms

defensive halfbacks (plural)

Questions

What does defensive halfback mean?: A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.

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