defensive (noun)
111fullback — noun Date: 1887 1. an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking 2. a primarily defensive player usually stationed nearest the defended goal (as in soccer or field hockey) …
112goal kick — noun Date: 1891 a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player …
113hauberk — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French hauberc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English healsbeorg neck armor Date: 14th century a tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armor from the 12th to the 14th century …
114headpiece — noun Date: 1535 1. a. a protective or defensive covering for the head b. an ornamental, ceremonial, or traditional covering for the head 2. brains, intelligence 3. an ornament especially at the beginning of a chapter …
115hedgehog — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and spines which they present outwardly by rolling themselves up when threatened b. any of several spiny mammals (as …
116infield — noun Date: 1606 1. a field near a farmhouse 2. a. the area of a baseball field enclosed by the three bases and home plate b. the defensive positions comprising first base, second base, shortstop, and third base; also the players who play these… …
117laager — noun Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans lager (now laer), from German Lager, from Old High German legar couch more at lair Date: 1850 1. South African camp; especially an encampment protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles 2. a defensive… …
118linebacker — noun Date: 1949 a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles on running plays through the line or defend against short passes …
119neutral zone — noun Date: 1948 the portion of an ice hockey rink between the attacking and defensive zones …
120noseguard — noun Date: 1950 a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center …
