"touchback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: touchbacks [plural]
Etymology: Presumably: touchdown + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} touchback (plural touchbacks)
  1. (American football) The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone. Wikipedia link: touchback Categories (topical): Football (American)

Inflected forms

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