Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
de-fen-sive back
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.

Inflected Forms

defensive backs (plural)

Questions

What does defensive back mean?
Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.

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