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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. back line: Merriam-Webster
  2. back line: Collins English Dictionary
  3. back-line: Wordnik
  4. back line: Wiktionary
  5. back line: Merriam-Webster

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Back-line, Back line: Medical dictionary

Sports (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Handball-Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  3. Back-line: Sports Definitions

Definitions from Wiktionary (back line)

noun:  (soccer) Collectively, the defenders of a team.
noun:  (field hockey) The line running across the goal to the corners of the playing field.
noun:  (rugby) The players known as the backs, whose primary responsibility is defense.
noun:  (rugby) The imaginary tactical line across the field that passes through the backs, through their primary line of attack/defence (i.e. excluding any players in a more backward defensive position).

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