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Definition of touchback in English: touchbacknoun ˈtʌtʃbakˈtətʃˌbæk American Football A ball downed behind one's own goal. Example sentencesExamples - The ball was knocked out of his hand at the two-yard line and recovered by the Bengals for a touchback.
- The second was also risky, as Stanley had not shown his regular touch, and a touchback would have only resulted in a net 11 yards.
- Against Seattle last week, the Jaguars had four kick-offs go for touchbacks and pinned the Seahawks inside the 10-yard line on consecutive possessions.
- He has posted 12 touchbacks and has become adept at pushing the ball to one side or the other to reduce the running room for return men.
- Watson nearly caused a touchback, as the ball narrowly missed the endzone on its way out of bounds.
Definition of touchback in US English: touchbacknounˈtəCHˌbakˈtətʃˌbæk American Football A ball one downs deliberately behind one's own goal line or that is kicked through one's end zone. It is taken to the 20-yard line to resume play. Example sentencesExamples - Watson nearly caused a touchback, as the ball narrowly missed the endzone on its way out of bounds.
- The ball was knocked out of his hand at the two-yard line and recovered by the Bengals for a touchback.
- The second was also risky, as Stanley had not shown his regular touch, and a touchback would have only resulted in a net 11 yards.
- He has posted 12 touchbacks and has become adept at pushing the ball to one side or the other to reduce the running room for return men.
- Against Seattle last week, the Jaguars had four kick-offs go for touchbacks and pinned the Seahawks inside the 10-yard line on consecutive possessions.
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