Definition of "wingback" []

• Football A back positioned on offense behind or outside of an end. (noun)
• Football The position played by such a back. (noun)

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• "That could be a straight run behind a phalanx of blockers, or a hand-off to another back or roving flanker or "wingback," who was set in motion behind the line before the snap."
• "Mrs. Brown takes a seat in a wingback chair and pulls a brightly colored quilt over her lap."
• "Maggie looked to her left, at a woman who sat in a large wingback chair."