feature back

noun

In American football, a back, usually a running back, that gets the most carries and most yardage in a game.

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Meanings

nounfeature back (plural feature backs)

plural feature backs

  1. USAmerican footballIn American football, a back, usually a running back, that gets the most carries and most yardage in a game.

    Colton Hansel was the Spartans’ feature back and netted 38 yards on 16 carries.

    2014, Linder, Jeff, "Xavier’s district debut is a dandy," Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311181713/http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/xaviers-district-debut-is-a-dandy-20140912
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APA

feature back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20back

MLA

“feature back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20back. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feature back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feature%20back.

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