fullback
pronunciation
How to pronounce fullback in British English:
UK [ˈfʊlbæk]
How to pronounce fullback in American English:
US [ˈfʊlˌbæk]
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- Noun:
- (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
- the position of a back on a football team
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- Verb:
- play the fullback
Word Origin
- fullback (n.)
- also full-back, 1882 in sports, from full (adj.) + back (n.).
Example
- 1. The fullback headed the ball into his own goal .
- 2. That big fullback tackles hard .
- 3. The fullback was benched with injuries .
- 4. He 'd made a name for himself as a star fullback for the middletown high school blue raiders .
- 5. Atlanta falcons fullback ovie mughelli operates a foundation with the motto , " our future is green . "