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touchbacks

touchbacks is the plural of touchback.

Meaning of touchback

Noun

touchback (plural touchbacks)

  1. 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.
    • The ball sailed into the end zone for a touchback and the Eagles had possession on the 20-yard line. https://web.archive.org/web/20060111202354/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/gameday/postGameArchive.jsp?id=16746

Questions about touchbacks

What is touchbacks the plural of?
Touchbacks is the plural of touchback.

Words near touchbacks in the dictionary

  1. touchably
  2. Touchard polynomial
  3. Touchard polynomials
  4. touchas
  5. touchback
  6. touchbacks
  7. touchball
  8. touchbox
  9. touchboxes
  10. touchdown
  11. touchdown dance

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