runback

See also: run back

English

Etymology

From run +‎ back.

Noun

runback (plural runbacks)

1. (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, archived from the original on 30 June 2013, 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.

2. A managed reduction of output in a power plant.
3. (video games) The path taken to the location of a boss to fight it again after respawning.

Related terms

• run back
• running back

Anagrams

• backrun