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backfield

noun
/ˈbækˌfild/US/ˈbakfiːld/UK

Etymology

From back + field.

  1. derived from *pleh₂-✻ — “field, plain”
  2. inherited from *felþuz✻ — “field”
  3. inherited from *felþu✻
  4. inherited from feld
  5. inherited from feeld
  6. compounded as backfield — “back + field”

Definitions

  1. The rear part of the field of play, particularly

  2. The players occupying this area.

    • Maryland's football team practiced for the third straight day yesterday without its starting backfield.

The neighborhood

  • synonympocketarea of a football field

Derived

backfielder

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backfield. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA