"man in motion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: men in motion [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men in motion}} man in motion (plural men in motion)
  1. (American football) A single player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-man_in_motion-en-noun-Uq-VzUnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Canadian football) Any player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards, forwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap. Tags: Canadian Categories (topical): Canadian football
    Sense id: en-man_in_motion-en-noun-UL0py3Up Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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