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defensive end
noun[ C ]
uk /dɪˌfen.sɪv ˈend/ us /dɪˌfen.sɪv ˈend/
a player on the defence of an American football team who stands at the end of the line of scrimmage(= the line where the ball is positioned at the beginning of each piece of action):
The defensive end tried to tackle the running back before he could gain enough for a first down.
The job of the defensive end is to try to contain the runner with the ball from going around the defence.
A solid defensive end, he led his team in sacks two years in a row.
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