English dictionary
touchback
/'t/@//tS/,b/&/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent; -- distinguished from <i>safety</i> touchdown.
Source: webster1913