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Word entry · 8 letters

halfback

Best crossword clue

"Gridiron runner"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhæfˌbæk/Part of speech nounSorted aabcfhklStarts with HEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2A3L4F5B6A7C8K

Definitions

  1. (American football) the position of a back on a football team, generally smaller in size than a fullback

Word origin

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback.

Used in a sentence

  • Four years ago, Diane got a small inheritance and they became what Paul Klein calls “halfbacks” — people who moved to Florida from the North and have progressed partly back.
  • One of my favorite stories of North Carolina’s demographic growth and change is the “halfback.”
  • “‘Halfbacks’ are snowbirds from Michigan who have tried wintering in Florida but decided to move…half way back.

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