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Meaning of "touchback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCHBACK

touchback  [ˈtʌtʃˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCHBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touchback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOUCHBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Touchback

In American football, a touchback is a ruling which is made and signaled by an official when the ball becomes dead on or behind a team's own goal line and the opposing team gave the ball the momentum, or impetus, to travel over or across the goal line. Such impetus may be imparted by a kick, pass, fumble, or in certain instances by batting the ball. A touchback is not a play, but a result of events that may occur during a play. A touchback is the opposite of a safety with regard to impetus since a safety is scored when the defending team is responsible for the ball becoming dead on or behind its own goal line. Examples of instances where a touchback would be awarded include when: ▪ A kickoff or punt enters the end zone and becomes dead behind the goal line without being advanced beyond the goal line by a player of the receiving team. Thus, a player on the receiving team could attempt to advance the ball out of his own end zone, but the original impetus from the kick remains as long as the ball does not completely cross the goal line into the field of play.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUCHBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
brushback
ˈbrʌʃˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
hunchback
ˈhʌntʃˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
pushback
ˈpʊʃˌbæk
scratchback
ˈskrætʃˌbæk
splashback
ˈsplæʃˌbæk
switchback
ˈswɪtʃˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCHBACK

touch-in-goal
touch-me-not
touch-ready
touch-sensitive
touch-tone
touch-type
touch-typing
touch-typist
touchable
touchableness
touchdown
touched
toucher
touchhole
touchier
touchiest
touchily
touchiness
touching
touchingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCHBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
drawback
fallback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
laid-back
look back
notchback
pat on the back
positive feedback
quarterback
roughback
sit back
snapback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of touchback in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «touchback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCHBACK

Find out the translation of touchback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touchback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touchback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

touchback
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

touchback
570 millions of speakers

English

touchback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

touchback
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

touchback
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

touchback
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

touchback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

touchback
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

touchback
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sentuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Touchback
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タッチバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

touchback
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Touchback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

touchback
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

touchback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टचबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

touchback
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

touchback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Touchback
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

touchback
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Touchback
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Touchback
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

touchback
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

touchback
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

touchback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touchback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHBACK»

The term «touchback» is regularly used and occupies the 64.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touchback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCHBACK»

Discover the use of touchback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touchback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Touchback
"A love story about football, farming, and a time-traveling pickup truck"--Cover.
Don Handfield, 2012
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The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who ...
Coaches complained for years about the unfairness of a touchback for offensive pass interference in the end zone without recognizing the reason for the rule. The original forward-pass architects penalized offensive-pass interference in the ...
David M. Nelson, 1994
3
Web Metrics: Proven Methods for Measuring Web Site Success
The first component is TouchBack for applications based on common development systems, such as Java under Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris and Linux; or C/C++, Visual Basic and Component Object Model under Windows NT, ...
Jim Sterne, 2003
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FOOTBALL RULES: SIMPLY STATED: Simply Stated
Touchback ON A FIELD GOAL/PAT the kick is not dead as it crosses the goal line , unless it is obvious the kick attempt will fail, or does fail in the end zone, resulting in a touchback. OTHER SCRIMMAGE KICKS (or free kicks) that cross R's goal ...
A. D. McPhilomy, 2013
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THE STARTER: (Galactic Football League, Book Two)
The Touchback was already en-route to Tower, three punches into an eight- punch, six-day flight. Just four days away from their first game against the Isis Ice Storm, and the start of the regular season. • • • CAPTAIN KATE CHEEVERS LIKED ...
Scott Sigler, 2010
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2013 and 2014 NIRSA Flag and Touch Football Rules Book and ...
In (b),Touchback. A's force put the ball into B's end zone. PLAY. A-1 runningfor an apparent touchdown fumbles the ball on the B 3 yard line. The ball lands in the B end zone. RULING. Touchback.The force which put the ball in the end zone ...
NIRSA, 2013
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THE MVP: (Galactic Football League, Book Four)
Quentin Barnes stood on the small bridge of the Touchback, the ship that carried him and his Krakens from system to system, from game to game. His body throbbed with pain, remnants of being smashed around like a toy when enemy rounds ...
Scott Sigler, 2012
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Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education
A voice comes booming out of the speakers situated at the sides of the stage on the blacktop: “Time for Touchback! Everybody go to Touchback!” The source of the voice is Virgil Jackson Jr., better known as Mick Boulevard, who is dashing and ...
Sam Seidel, 2011
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ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR
touchback // \\ +<(gv <>' <2 go' runby INTERCEPTION ape? --'__<'__ \ E“ the female is within one body length of the male, she orients herself to him, usually holding a head-on or 90° position for a few seconds. If he is not responsive, she may ...
Jay S. Rosenblatt, 1984
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
From the 47yard line Horween tried a drop kick, which went for a touchback. The ball was brought out and Driggs ran around left end for 16 yards and a first down on Princeton's 36. Eddy fumbled but recovered for a yard loss. Moore lost 9 ...
‎1916

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCHBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term touchback is used in the context of the following news items.
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Graham Gano ranked No. 1 in terms of touchback percentage in 2014
According to a recent breakdown by Gordon McGuinness of Pro Football Focus, Gano actually ranked as the best kicker in the NFL on touchback percentage in ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
New Microsoft trademark filings: InkBack, TouchBack, Continuum …
selawik We've been keeping an even closer eye than usual on Microsoft's trademark filings, in part because the company may be getting close to settling on an ... «GeekWire, Apr 15»
3
Watch it again: Seahawks' Earl Thomas forces clutch fumble …
The fumbled ball hit the turf at the goal line then squirted across for a touchback. Instead of a touchdown for the Rams, the play resulted in a touchback for ... «seattlepi.com, Dec 14»
4
Earl Thomas turns touchdown into touchback with an incredible goal …
Benny Cunningham was stretching out for the pylon at the end of a run and was almost certain he'd be able to add a touchdown to his stat line for the day. «USA TODAY, Dec 14»
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RG3 makes his case on touchback call vs. Giants
That resulted in a touchback and the Redskins came away empty. [RELATED: Moss ejected after touchback call]. After the game, Griffin still did not understand ... «Comcast SportsNet Washington, Dec 14»
6
UCF beat Houston thanks to this *game-winning touchback*
UCF went to Houston and picked up a 17-12 conference win thanks to scoring a long touchdown (a 52-yarder from Justin Holman to Breshad Perriman), forcing ... «SB Nation, Oct 14»
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Forget The PAT: Let's Destroy The Touchback
One way you could make a rote kickoff/touchback play more exciting is by combining it with the extra point. We've all spent this offseason workshopping ideas for ... «Deadspin, Apr 14»
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As the temperatures have dropped, so has Justin Tucker's …
In the first six games of the season, the second-year kicker boomed touchbacks on 25 of his 32 kickoffs, meaning the kick coverage team, which was only ... «Baltimore Sun, Dec 13»
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VIDEO: This might be the longest touchback of all time
Brown returned the ball 87 yards only to fumble it through the end zone, resulting in a touchback and Connecticut ball at its own 25-yard line. While I don't know ... «CBSSports.com, Oct 13»
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Photo reveals correct touchback call was made in TCA-Addison vs …
On Friday night, there were some questions surrounding a certain touchback call in the final minutes of the TCA-Addison vs. Frisco Wakeland game at Frisco ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Touchback [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/touchback>. Apr 2024 ».
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