English Dictionary

TOUCHBACK

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does touchback mean? 

TOUCHBACK (noun)
  The noun TOUCHBACK has 1 sense:

1. (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zoneplay

  Familiarity information: TOUCHBACK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOUCHBACK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("touchback" is a kind of...):

football play ((American football) a play by the offensive team)

Domain category:

American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)


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