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WINGBACK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does wingback mean?

• WINGBACK (noun)
The noun WINGBACK has 2 senses:

1. (football) the person who plays wingback
2. the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end

Familiarity information: WINGBACK used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WINGBACK (noun)

Sense 1

wingback ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(football) the person who plays wingback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wingback" is a kind of...):

back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)

Domain category:

football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)

Sense 2

wingback ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wingback" is a kind of...):

back (the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)

Holonyms ("wingback" is a member of...):

eleven; football team (a team that plays football)

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