Definitions for runback
runback
run·back
Spelling: [ruhn-bak]
IPA: /ˈrʌnˌbæk/
Runback is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.
You can make 142 anagrams from letters in runback (abcknru).
Definitions for runback
noun
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Football.
a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble.
the distance covered in making such a run.
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Tennis. the space on a tennis court between the base line and the backstop.
Origin of runback
First recorded in 1905-10; noun use of verb phrase run back
Examples for runback
Until these ewes have all found their lambs there is danger of a "runback" should you leave them.