backline
backline Lexical Profile
backline Game Scores & Validity
• noun
In team sports such as soccer, rugby, or Australian rules football, the group of defensive players positioned closest to their own goal.
"The coach reorganized the backline after two starting defenders were injured in the first half."
In live music production, the amplification equipment and large instruments, such as guitar amplifiers, keyboards, and drum kits, placed behind the performers on stage.
"The festival organizers provided a standard backline so that touring bands would only need to bring their guitars and cymbals."
In wildfire suppression, a controlled fire intentionally set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume fuel in the path of an advancing wildfire.
"Firefighters ignited a backline along the ridge to starve the approaching blaze of dry brush."
• verb
To supply or equip a concert stage or musical performance with shared amplifiers, drums, and other stage gear.
"The local rental company was hired to backline the entire three-day music festival."