Meaning Of The Word Touchback

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touchback in American English
a play in which a player grounds the ball behind the player's own goal line when the ball was caused to pass the goal line by an opponent
noun: a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone

touchback in British English
noun: a play in which the ball is put down by a player behind his or her own goal line when the ball has been put across the goal line by an opponent

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