| 单词 | defensive line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdefensive line defensive line n. (a) Military = line of defence at defence n. Phrases 3 (now chiefly historical); (b) American Football the defensive players positioned on the line of scrimmage, directly opposite the offensive line; (also) the position of such a player. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > defensive boundary or cordon defensive line1632 cordon1759 picket line1847 perimeter1861 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > types of player > specific group of players defensive line1632 rush1881 rush line1882 offensive line1893 strong side1905 backfield1911 platoon1941 secondary1955 suicide squad1960 D-line1971 1632 B. Gerbier Introd. Mil. Archit. 19 There shall bee treated, of that which a Governour..ought to know of Fortifications... Of its construction, and its defensive Lines. 1779 tr. Duke of Berwick Mem. II. 279 To make the different parts of this defensive line more secure, Major-General de Bonas was ordered..to make himself master of the castle of Castel-leon. 1845 Littell's Living Age 8 Nov. 289/2 Fifteen of them..took their station to the south of the right wing of our defensive line. 1899 Harper's Weekly 16 Dec. 34/1 A slippery field is always a handicap for a defensive line against push plays. 1949 H. O. Crisler Mod. Football xix. 251 If the defensive line is weak, thrusts at the middle become part of the game plan. 1970 J. Marshall-Cornwall Grant Mil. Commander xiv. 105 The Confederates..had occupied a forward defensive line at the foot of the Chickasaw Bluffs. 2015 Richmond (Va.) Times Disp. (Nexis) 31 Jan. When his weight exceeded 260 pounds, it looked like he would play defensive line in college. < as lemmas |
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