touchback

[ tuhch-bak ]

/ ˈtʌtʃˌbæk /

noun Football.

a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone.Compare safety (def. 6a).

Origin of touchback

First recorded in 1885–90; touch + back²

Words nearby touchback

totty, toucan, toucanet, touch, touch and go, touchback, touch base with, touch bottom, touchdown, touché, touched

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Example sentences from the Web for touchback

The other, to his immediate left, is calling for a touchback, the result of an interception.
The NFL Replacement Referees’ 6 Worst Blown Calls (VIDEO)|Jake Heller|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She punted on the next down and Stone misjudged the ball and followed it across the line for a touchback.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour
He might have played it safe by taking it over the line for a touchback, but the idea didnt occur to him.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
Carmine finally fell on the ball for a touchback and the excitement in the stands subsided.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour

But the Boxford boy was on the ball and had scored a touchback!
Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold

British Dictionary definitions for touchback

touchback

/ (ˈtʌtʃˌbæk) /

noun

American football a play in which the ball is put down by a player behind his own goal line when the ball has been put across the goal line by an opponentCompare safety (def. 4b)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	touchback
释义	touchback [ tuhch-bak ] / ˈtʌtʃˌbæk / noun Football. a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone.Compare safety (def. 6a). Origin of touchback First recorded in 1885–90; touch + back² Words nearby touchback totty, toucan, toucanet, touch, touch and go, touchback, touch base with, touch bottom, touchdown, touché, touched Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for touchback The other, to his immediate left, is calling for a touchback, the result of an interception. The NFL Replacement Referees’ 6 Worst Blown Calls (VIDEO)\|Jake Heller\|September 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST She punted on the next down and Stone misjudged the ball and followed it across the line for a touchback. Quarter-Back Bates\|Ralph Henry Barbour He might have played it safe by taking it over the line for a touchback, but the idea didnt occur to him. Center Rush Rowland\|Ralph Henry Barbour Carmine finally fell on the ball for a touchback and the excitement in the stands subsided. Left Guard Gilbert\|Ralph Henry Barbour But the Boxford boy was on the ball and had scored a touchback! Deering of Deal\|Latta Griswold British Dictionary definitions for touchback touchback / (ˈtʌtʃˌbæk) / noun American football a play in which the ball is put down by a player behind his own goal line when the ball has been put across the goal line by an opponentCompare safety (def. 4b) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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