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historically known as a safetyman, is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards...

A defensive fighting position (DFP) is a type of earthwork constructed in a military context, generally large enough to accommodate anything from one...

Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line...

depending on the defensive alignment. At the start of the play, the quarterback may be lined up in one of three positions. If he is positioned directly behind...

game. The defensive coordinator typically manages multiple position coaches, each of whom are responsible for various defensive positions on the team...

to a particular position on the field of play. A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield, and attacking...

play any defensive position, is also not considered a position player. Position players are eligible to pitch, and a manager will use a position player...

American football refers to the position players line up in before the start of a down. There are both offensive and defensive formations and there are many...

Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the...

1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent defensive position, with good observation for artillery-fire on Verdun. The Germans hoped...

counter-attacks, Stavka ordered Kirponos to withdraw his forces to new defensive positions by July 9, in the fortified areas of Korosten, Novgorod-Volynski...

season, the All-Defensive Teams were no longer bound by position. Tim Duncan holds the record for the most total selections to the All-Defensive Team with 15...

borders between Saudi Arabia and Iraq which was the initial Iraqi defensive position and performed reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance missions prior...

compared to the eleven of American football, there is an additional position called defensive halfback, which plays like a hybrid between a linebacker and cornerback...

A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards; however...

such as swing men and defensive specialists. A small forward under 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) might play the shooting guard position some of the time while...

last stand is a military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds. Troops...

assets were correctly deployed and made the best use of his strong defensive position, as well as weaknesses created by errors in enemy tactics. He was...

pull by backing out of his initial position and running behind the other offensive linemen to engage a defensive player beyond the initial width of the...

defender's position will become legal, or if the defender is guarding a player who has possession of the ball. The team committing a defensive three-second...