TOUCHBACK


Meaning of TOUCHBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtəch-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: circa 1890

: a situation in football in which the ball is down behind the goal line after a kick or intercepted forward pass after which it is put in play by the team defending the goal on its own 20-yard line — compare safety

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.