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Definition of Runback
1. Noun. (American football) The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Runback
1. a type of run in football [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Runback
Literary usage of Runback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lubricating Engineer's Handbook: A Reference Book of Data, Tables and by John Rome Battle (1916)
"During the first part of the run the condensate formed in condenser 9 is returned
to the still, through the runback, until the oil in distillation has ..."
2. Lubricating Engineer's Handbook: A Reference Book of Data, Tables and by John Rome Battle (1916)
"During the first part of the run the condensate formed in condenser 9 is returned
to the still, through the runback, until the oil in distillation has ..."
3. The Handbook of Industrial Oil Engineering: A Reference Book of Data by John Rome Battle (1920)
"During the first part of the run the condensate formed in condenser 9 is returned
to the still, through the runback, until the oil in distillation has ..."
4. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"... oil fed to a still during a specified time. (2) To lower casing into a drilled
hole and land it at the bottom (Sands). runback.—Pipes through which the ..."
5. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"runback.—Pipes through which the condensate is returned to the still instead of
being drawn off. Run-down tanks.—Tanks in which distillation products are ..."