touchback

touch·back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhch-bak]
- /ˈtʌtʃˌbæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhch-bak]
- /ˈtʌtʃˌbæk/

Definitions of touchback word

noun touchback 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). 1
noun touchback 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 opponent 0
noun touchback a play in which a player grounds the ball behind the player's own goal line when the ball was caused to pass the goal line by an opponent 0

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Origin of touchback

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; touch + back2

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Parts of speech for Touchback

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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touchback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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