runback means the act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Etymology
From run + back.
noun
- The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff“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.”
- A managed reduction of output in a power plant.
- The path taken to the location of a boss to fight it again after respawning.“Maybe I’m just a bit of a masochist, but as Team Cherry continued to torment me with ill-placed benches and hostile runbacks, I started to respect that viciousness as a part of Silksong’s character.”
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