touchdown
Americannoun
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Football. an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
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Rugby. the act of a player who touches the ball on or to the ground inside his own in-goal.
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the act or the moment of landing.
the aircraft's touchdown.
noun
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the moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft comes into contact with the landing surface
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rugby the act of placing or touching the ball on the ground behind the goal line, as in scoring a try
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TD. American football a scoring play worth six points, achieved by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone See also field goal
verb
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(of a space vehicle, aircraft, etc) to land
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rugby to place the ball behind the goal line, as when scoring a try
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informal to pause during a busy schedule in order to catch up, reorganize, or rest
Etymology
Origin of touchdown
Example Sentences
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Adams, a probable Hall of Famer, worked out great: Despite a hamstring injury that forced him to sit out three games, he caught a league-best 14 touchdown passes.
From Los Angeles Times
Cooper came down with it and barely dragged one foot in bounds for the game-winning touchdown.
Hill -- whose blistering speed earned him the nickname "Cheetah" -- scored 27 touchdowns in 54 games for Miami and amassed 340 receptions for 4,733 yards.
From Barron's
Over the last two seasons, Kingston has also returned three punts for touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times
Bad Bunny scored a touchdown before either team did during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, marching down the field during his halftime show before spiking a football at the end zone.
From Los Angeles Times
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