Touchdown

noun

/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

"Today I scored my first touchdown."

2.nounA defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play

3.nounA try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)

4.nounThe moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

"The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown."

5.nounThe moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.

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