flexbone

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noun

A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.

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Meanings

nounflexbone (plural flexbones)

plural flexbones

  1. American footballA formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.

Origin

Blend of flexible + wishbone.

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APA

flexbone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexbone

MLA

“flexbone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexbone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flexbone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexbone.

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