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Definition of Field general

1. Noun. (football) the person who plays quarterback.

2. Noun. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team. "Quarterback is the most important position on the team"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Field General

field depth field diaphragm field dress field effect field effects field emission field emission display field emission microscope field emission microscopes field emission microscopy

field emission tube field event field fever field game field garlic field general (current term) field goal field goals field grade field gradient

field guide field gun field hand field hands field hockey field hockey ball field horsetail field horsetails

Literary usage of Field general

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"Determination of Rocks in the Field. General Characters of Argillaceous, Calcareous, ... field general ..."

2. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"Determination of Rocks in the Field. General Characters of Argillaceous, Calcareous, Silicious, ... field general ..."

3. Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825: Or, Journal of a Voyage to the United by Auguste Levasseur (1829)
"... Vinton family—Journey from Wheeling to Uniontown—Speech of Mr. Gallatin—New Geneva—Bradock"* field—General Washington's first feat of arms—Pittsburgh. ..."

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