halfback has definitions from the fields of sport,american football,games
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[ noun ] (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position

Synonyms

running_back

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

A Texas halfback who does n't even know the team 's plays , Eldon_Moritz , ranks fourth in Southwest_Conference scoring after three games .

Moritz is listed on the Longhorn roster as a right halfback , the position at which he lettered on the 1956 team .

Last year , when he worked_out at halfback all season , he did n't get_into a single game .

Meek expressed particular gratification at the defensive performances of end Happy_Nelson and halfback Billy_Gannon .

`` He timed it just_right and broke_through there before the boy ( halfback Terry_Isaacson ) had time to turn_around .

Related terms

back running_back football

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[ noun ] (sport,american football) the position of a back on a football team

Related terms

back football_team

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