back line

noun

1. (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit

Example Sentences

Holt won on his first service and although Amy returned the next he missed the back line by an inch.

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In most beaver the shoulders swell plumply above the back line after the outline of the grizzly bear.

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Seen in profile at a distance, the back line is comparatively straight.

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The result was a back-line that was as smooth and straight as if cut to a ruler.

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Front and second lines are usually 32 pitch; third line 24 pitch and back line 16 pitch.

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