TOUCHDOWN

touchdown

(noun) a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents’ goal line

touchdown

(noun) a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

touchdown (countable and uncountable, plural touchdowns)

(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

(rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play

(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)

(aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.

Source: Wiktionary

Touch"down`, n. (Football)

Definition: The act of touching the football down behind the opponents' goal . Safety touchdown. See under Safety.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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