centre halfnoun [ C ]
/ˌsen.tə ˈhɑːf//ˌsen.t̬ɚ ˈhæf/UK US center halfon a football team, one of two defenders who play in the middle of the pitch and form part of the back four:
Like most centre halfs, McCauley is well over six feet tall.
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