runback
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]runback (plural runbacks)
- (American football) The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff
- 1936 October 18, “Fifty Yard Runback of Punt Gives Bowdoin 6-0 Win Over Williams”, in Hartford Courant[1], page C4:
- A fifty yard runback of a punt by Jack Reed in the fourth period gave Bowdoin a 6-0 win over Williams today in a driving rain.
- A managed reduction of output in a power plant.