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(American football, Canadian football) Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.
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defensive back
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Source Word
defensive back
Noun
Canadian
(American
football,
Canadian
football)
Collective
term
for
the
defensive
players
who
are
in
position
farthest
from
the
ball
at
the
start
of
a
play
and
whose
principal
responsibility
is
to
defend
against
passes.
Includes
cornerbacks
and
safeties
in
both
codes,
and
defensive
halfbacks
in
the
Canadian
game.
Japanese Meaning
アメリカンフットボールやカナダンフットボールにおいて、プレイ開始時にボールから最も遠い位置に配置され、主にパスの防御を担当する守備選手の総称。通常、コーナーバックやセーフティ、カナダンフットボールではディフェンシブハーフバックが該当する。
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(American
football,
Canadian
football)
Collective
term
for
the
defensive
players
who
are
in
position
farthest
from
the
ball
at
the
start
of
a
play
and
whose
principal
responsibility
is
to
defend
against
passes.
Includes
cornerbacks
and
safeties
in
both
codes,
and
defensive
halfbacks
in
the
Canadian
game.
（ plural ）
