fullbacknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʊl.bæk/us/ˈfʊl.bæk/a defending player in games such as football and hockey who plays near the end of the field, or an attacking player in American football whose position is behind the quarterback and beside the halfbacks
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- footballing
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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Examples from literature
- Alex grew in stature and in stamina and when he was captain he was regarded as one of the most brilliant fullbacks that the game had ever known.
- As fullback he outplayed every fullback opposed to him and stands in the judgment of all observers second only to Brooke of Pennsylvania.
- But St. John's did score, by a series of furious centre rushes, and their fullback kicked the goal.
- Off I went like a flash through the line, past the backs and fullbacks, only to be over-taken within a few yards of the goal.