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Definition of Touchback
1. Noun. (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone.
Definition of Touchback
1. n. The act of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent; -- distinguished from safety touchdown.
Definition of Touchback
1. Noun. (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. ¹
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Definition of Touchback
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