A player in a ball game such as soccer, rugby, or field hockey whose position is between the forwards and full backs.
Example sentencesExamples
I made the run-on team but as a winger because the incumbent halfback was heaps bigger and faster than me, and also because the mate that introduced me to the club had broken his nose the previous week.
Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.
This has been a continuation of an age-old argument in New Zealand rugby history when two halfbacks of similar class have been available.
From a rugby league point of view, if you talk mentors the biggest impact on me was Ricky Stuart, he was awesome and reinvented the way a halfback plays rugby league.
He played halfback in the Australian rugby union team and was scorer in a test at Lords.
Definition of halfback in US English:
halfback
nounˈhafˌbakˈhæfˌbæk
American Football
1An offensive back usually positioned behind the quarterback and to the side of the fullback.
Example sentencesExamples
At Notre Dame, Hornung played quarterback, halfback and fullback.
Another favoured son of a Police officer has been selected to play the dual role of halfback / fullback.
The Downtown Athletic Club officially lists the Ohio State Buckeye as a quarterback / halfback.
Before Toombs showed up looking like a guard, there was debate about whether he was best suited to play halfback or fullback at the next level.
With the tight end position unproductive in 2000, Bennett might provide a new dimension as an H-back, fullback or halfback.
1.1A usually defensive player in a ball game such as soccer or field hockey whose position is between the line or the forward.
Example sentencesExamples
Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.
He played halfback in the Australian rugby union team and was scorer in a test at Lords.
From a rugby league point of view, if you talk mentors the biggest impact on me was Ricky Stuart, he was awesome and reinvented the way a halfback plays rugby league.
I made the run-on team but as a winger because the incumbent halfback was heaps bigger and faster than me, and also because the mate that introduced me to the club had broken his nose the previous week.
This has been a continuation of an age-old argument in New Zealand rugby history when two halfbacks of similar class have been available.