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Definition of half back in English: half back(US halfback) nounˈhɑːfbakˈhæfˌbæk A player in a ball game such as soccer, rugby, or field hockey whose position is between the forwards and full backs. Example sentencesExamples - I made the run-on team but as a winger because the incumbent halfback was heaps bigger and faster than me, and also because the mate that introduced me to the club had broken his nose the previous week.
- Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.
- This has been a continuation of an age-old argument in New Zealand rugby history when two halfbacks of similar class have been available.
- From a rugby league point of view, if you talk mentors the biggest impact on me was Ricky Stuart, he was awesome and reinvented the way a halfback plays rugby league.
- He played halfback in the Australian rugby union team and was scorer in a test at Lords.
Definition of halfback in US English: halfbacknounˈhafˌbakˈhæfˌbæk American Football 1An offensive back usually positioned behind the quarterback and to the side of the fullback. Example sentencesExamples - At Notre Dame, Hornung played quarterback, halfback and fullback.
- Another favoured son of a Police officer has been selected to play the dual role of halfback / fullback.
- The Downtown Athletic Club officially lists the Ohio State Buckeye as a quarterback / halfback.
- Before Toombs showed up looking like a guard, there was debate about whether he was best suited to play halfback or fullback at the next level.
- With the tight end position unproductive in 2000, Bennett might provide a new dimension as an H-back, fullback or halfback.
- 1.1 A usually defensive player in a ball game such as soccer or field hockey whose position is between the line or the forward.
Example sentencesExamples - Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.
- He played halfback in the Australian rugby union team and was scorer in a test at Lords.
- From a rugby league point of view, if you talk mentors the biggest impact on me was Ricky Stuart, he was awesome and reinvented the way a halfback plays rugby league.
- I made the run-on team but as a winger because the incumbent halfback was heaps bigger and faster than me, and also because the mate that introduced me to the club had broken his nose the previous week.
- This has been a continuation of an age-old argument in New Zealand rugby history when two halfbacks of similar class have been available.
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