weakside

Of or pertaining to the side of the field that has fewer players in a team's formation.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the side of the field that has fewer players in a team's formation.
    • Then on the other side, they put Richard Dent at a weakside defensive end. - 2005, Tom Flores with Robert O'Connor, Coaching Football: From Youth Leagues to the Pros, page 73:

Origin

From weak + side.

Forms

weak-side