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Defenceman. Defence ( defense in the U.S.) in ice hockey is a player position whose main job is to stop the other team from scoring. They are often called defencemen, defensemen, D, or "blueliners" (a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which is boundary of the offensive zone; defencemen generally stay along the line to keep the puck in ...
defenseman (US) noun. or British defenceman /dɪ ˈfɛnsmən/. plural defensemen /-mən/ /dɪ ˈfɛnsmən/. Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFENSEMAN. [count] : a player in a sport (such as hockey) who tries to stop the other team from scoring. DEFENSEMAN meaning: a player in a sport (such as hockey) who tries to stop the other team from ...
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DEFENSEMAN definition: 1. US spelling of defenceman 2. one of the players in a hockey team whose main job is to prevent…. Learn more.
DEFENCEMAN meaning: 1. one of the players in an ice hockey team whose main job is to prevent the other team from…. Learn more.
Definition of defenceman noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun [ edit] defenceman (plural defencemen) In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.
