Halfback
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæfˌbæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Halfback is a noun meaning (field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
Meaning
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
More Meanings
- (field sports) A player who occupies one of these positions.
- To play in the position of halfback.
- A person from the northern United States who moves to Florida, but then due to the heat or other issues, moves again to a more temperate climate, primarily the Carolinas.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- halfbacks
- halfbacking
- halfbacked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fullback, full-back, backfielder, backfield, quarterback, tailback.
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