touchdown
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.
Origin of touchdown
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How to use touchdown in a sentence
He did allow commandos to touch down in order to collect DNA samples so the military could prove Nabhan had died.
The ship would touch down on three worlds, and on any of them the Lhari might have his description, or his alias!
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyTwo more plays, Stonewell carrying the ball, brought a touch-down to Annapolis and Stonewell kicked a goal.
An Annapolis First Classman | Lt.Com Edward L. BeachIf he scores a touch-down—that is, if it goes inside the line, it counts three points to the side throwing the ball.
Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 | VariousStevenson thinks 62 Im a wonder, and I dont know a touch-down from aa forward kick!
The Turner Twins | Ralph Henry Barbour
From there the home team managed to push its way to a touch-down, the third and last score of the day.
The Turner Twins | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for touchdown
/ (ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn) /
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)
(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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with touchdown
Land on the ground, as in The spacecraft touched down on schedule. This idiom was first recorded in 1935.
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