touchback

ˈtʌtʃ.bæk

Definition

Definition of touchback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

football term

TECH.

in football, ball is downed in the end zone after a kickoff

TECH.

The game resumed after a touchback was called..

safety

touchdown

field position

TECH.

situation where the ball is placed at 25-yard line

TECH.

The team started at the 25-yard line after a touchback.

kickoff

touchdown

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in football, ball is downed in the end zone after a kickoff

Origin of touchback

English, touch (to touch) + back (backward)

Examples of touchback in a sentence

A touchback gave them a strategic advantage.
The kickoff resulted in a touchback, starting at the 25-yard line.
After the touchback, the offense took the field.

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French:touchback, ...
German:Touchback, ...
Italian:touchback, ...
Spanish:touchback, colocación en la línea de 25 yardas, ...
Portuguese:touchback, jogada de futebol americano que coloca a bola na linha das 25 jardas, ...
Chinese:触地, 触地后开球, ...
Japanese:タッチバック, ...
Arabic:تاتش باك, إعادة وضع الكرة على خط 25 ياردة, ...
Hebrew:טָאצ'בַּק, ...
Russian:тачбэк, возврат мяча в поле, ...
Ukrainian:тачбек, повернення м'яча, ...
Hindi:टचबैक, मैदान स्थिति, ...
Bengali:টাচব্যাক, ...
Catalan:touchback, ...
Czech:zahrání do koncové zóny, touchback, ...
Danish:tilbagevenden, touchback, ...
Dutch:touchback, ...
Greek:επιστροφή, touchback, ...
Hungarian:touchback, kezdőpozíció, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ឈប់បាល់ក្នុងតំបន់បញ្ចប់, ស្ថានភាពក្នុងកីឡាបាល់ទាត់អាមេរិក ដែលបាល់ត្រូវដាក់នៅខ្សែចម្ងាយម្ភៃប្រាំយ៉ាត, ...
Korean:터치백, ...
Persian:تاچ‌بک, ...
Polish:touchback, aut na 25 jardów, ...
Portuguese (BR):touchback, recuo de bola, ...
Romanian:touchback, ...
Swedish:touchback, ...
Thai:ทัชแบ็ค, การทัชแบ็ค, ...
Turkish:touchback, 25 yard durumu, ...
Vietnamese:touchback, cú chạm bóng, ...

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