back four

bæk fɔːr

Definition of back four - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

TECH.

group of four defenders in soccer

TECH.

The team's back four played exceptionally well today.
The back four maintained a solid defense throughout the match.
Injuries forced changes in the back four lineup.

defense

defensive line

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Expressions with back four

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flat back four

set of four defenders in a line

The team played with a flat back four.

Expressions with four

in the four corners of

prep.

present in every area of a space

The network is available in the four corners of the city.

four one one

information or details about something

Can you give me the four one one on the event?

four corners of the earth

most distant parts of the world

They traveled to the four corners of the earth.

four o'clock

the start of the seventeenth hour of the day

The meeting is scheduled for four o'clock in the afternoon.

number four

the fourth item in a sequence

She finished the race in number four.

twenty-four

number equal to two dozen

He bought twenty-four eggs for the recipe..

Terms with back four included in their meaning

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great-great-grandfather

family tree

male ancestor four generations back

hindquarters

zoology

back part of a four-legged animal

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French:quatre défenseurs, ...
German:Viererkette, ...
Italian:difesa a quattro, ...
Spanish:defensa de cuatro, ...
Portuguese:quatro defesas, ...
Chinese:四后卫, ...
Japanese:バックフォー, ...
Arabic:الرُّبَاعِي الدِّفَاعِي, ...
Hebrew:רְבִיעִיַּת הַהֲגָנָה, ...
Russian:четверка защитников, ...
Ukrainian:четвірка захисників, ...
Hindi:बैक फोर, ...
Bengali:ব্যাক ফোর, ...
Catalan:quatre defenses, ...
Czech:obranná čtyřka, ...
Danish:bageste fire, ...
Dutch:achterhoede, ...
Greek:αμυντική τετράδα, ...
Hungarian:négyvédős védelem, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមខ្សែការពារបួននាក់ក្នុងកីឡាបាល់ទាត់, ...
Korean:포백, ...
Persian:چهار مدافع, ...
Polish:czwórka obrońców, ...
Portuguese (BR):quatro defensores, ...
Romanian:linie de fund, ...
Swedish:fyrbackslinje, ...
Thai:กองหลังสี่คน, ...
Turkish:arka dörtlü, ...
Vietnamese:bốn hậu vệ, ...

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