broken-field

• Adjectif désuet utilisé surtout dans le football américain pour qualifier une course faite d'évitements et de manœuvres entre les défenseurs; rarement employé en dehors de ce contexte sportif historique.

An obsolete adjective used primarily in American football to describe a style of running that involves dodging and weaving through defenders; rarely used outside of historical sports contexts.

1. Erratic and unpredictable movementC1informalamericansport

   Characterized by sudden and frequent changes in direction, especially in sports like American football or rugby.

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   • The running back made a broken-field run, dodging multiple defenders.
   • His broken-field style of play made him difficult to tackle.
   • The quarterback scrambled with broken-field agility to avoid the sack.

   Synonymeserraticevasiveunpredictable

   Antonymesdirectpredictablestablestraight