touchdown
[ tuhch-doun ]
/ ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn /
noun
Football.
an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
Rugby.
the act of a player who touches the ball on or to the ground inside his own in-goal.
the act or the moment of landing: the aircraft's touchdown.
Words nearby touchdown
touch-tackle,
touch-tone,
touch-type,
touch-up,
touchback,
touchdown,
touched,
touched by, be,
touched in the head,
touchhole,
touching
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British Dictionary definitions for touchdown
touchdown
/ (ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn) /
noun
the moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft comes into contact with the landing surface
rugby
the act of placing or touching the ball on the ground behind the goal line, as in scoring a try
American football
a scoring play worth six points, achieved by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone
Abbreviation: TD See also field goal (def. 2)
verb touch down (intr, adverb)
(of a space vehicle, aircraft, etc) to land
rugby
to place the ball behind the goal line, as when scoring a try
informal
to pause during a busy schedule in order to catch up, reorganize, or rest