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Halfback
Meaning
Noun
●
Any of various
positions
on the
field of play
between the
forwards
and the fullbacks.
●
In Football (American):
A
player
who
occupies
one of these positions.
An
offensive back
whose
primary
jobs
are to
carry
the
ball
on
running
plays
and to
serve
as a
receiver
or
blocker
on
passing
plays
.
●
In Canadian football:
A
player
who
occupies
one of these positions.
A
defensive back
whose
primary
jobs
are to
cover
the
slotback
on
passing
plays
and
prevent
running
plays
from
going to
the outside.
●
In Field hockey:
A
player
who
occupies
one of these positions.
A
player
in the
halfback
position
, with both
offensive
and
defensive
roles.
●
In Australian rules football:
A
player
who
occupies
one of these positions.
One of three
players
(the
centre
halfback
and two
halfback
flankers
)
on the line
between the
centre
line
and the
fullback
line
.
●
In Rugby:
A
player
who
occupies
one of these positions.
The
player
who
feeds
the
ball
into the
scrum
, and
receives
the
ball
as it
emerges
from the back of the
scrum
.
Verb
●
To
play in
the
position
of halfback.
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