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Definition of touchback

touchback

/ˈtʌtʃˌbæk/
touch · back
Plural:touchbacks
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touchback Lexical Profile

touchback Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

North American In American and Canadian football, a ruling in which a ball propelled into the defending team's end zone by the opposing team is downed or goes out of bounds without a score, resulting in the defending team taking possession at a designated yard line.

Example

"The kicker booted the ball deep through the end zone for a touchback, giving the receiving offense possession at their own twenty-five-yard line."

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• Nearby Words

touch
touchable
touchably
touchback
touchdown
touche
touched

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Touchback. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/touchback
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