wingback

noun wing·back \ ˈwiŋ-ˌbak \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of wingback

: an offensive back in football who lines up outside the tight end; also : the position of such a player

Recent Examples of wingback from the Web

Guests ring the front bell and are escorted into wingback chairs in the parlor, while the women in the house slip into their heels and assemble in a lineup to be chosen.

— Washington Post, "Legal pimp seeks office in Nevada as some push brothel bans," 11 June 2018
Sane was shockingly omitted from the final 23 after a 10-goal, 15-assist campaign in the Premier League, leaving Marvin Plattenhardt as another option at left wingback.

— jonathan wilson, SI.com, "Germany's World Cup Repeat Hopes Hinge on Muller's Effectiveness, Neuer's Health," 6 June 2018
And '78 was only that rough because wingback Ralph Clayton (8), tight end Doug Marsh (6) and running back Roosevelt Smith (3) hogged the majority of Rick Leach's 17 touchdown passes.

— nick baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Tarik Black's return, better fundamentals could boost Michigan WRs," 24 May 2018
On the injury front, left wingback Tyler Pasher (neck), center back Reiner Ferreira (left ankle), forward Eugene Starikov (left thigh) and backup goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard (left thumb) all remain out for Indy.

— kevin johnston, Indianapolis Star, "Indy Eleven offense shows signs of life, but can't muster enough in loss to Bethlehem Steel FC," 19 May 2018
According to the report, the office spent $857 for a wingback chair and $1,157 for a sofa as part of the refurnishing of Perry’s office.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: How Don Blankenship courted controversy through his whole coal career," 8 May 2018
Leave wingback chairs and other fully upholstered pieces to the experts; ditto any piece that needs a structural fix, like new springs or webbing.

— martha stewart, star-telegram, "Here's how to transform those furniture diamonds in the rough | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 2 May 2018
Larry Frost was a starting wingback for the Huskers, and Carol, a former track coach at Nebraska, threw the discus in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

— bruce feldman, SI.com, "Scott Frost's Plan to Lead Nebraska out of the Darkness," 17 Apr. 2018
Fernandinho was a lone holding midfielder, with Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva as inside forwards and Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane as wingbacks, leaving Raheem Sterling to play just off Gabriel Jesus.

— jonathan wilson, SI.com, "Roma, Not Man City, Completes Stunning UCL Comeback, Sends Barcelona Reeling," 10 Apr. 2018

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