broken-field

bro·ken-field

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Definitions of broken-field word

adjective broken-field of or having to do with running in which the ball carrier zigzags so as to go past defenders and avoid being tackled by them 3
adjective broken-field performed, as by a ball-carrier, in a wide-open area covered by few defensive players, as opposed to the heavily trafficked area near the line of scrimmage. 1
noun broken-field open field. 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

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