TOUCHDOWN

Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.

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touch down

Verb

  1. To land an aircraft.
    The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock.
  2. To score a touchdown
  3. To score a try.


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touchdown

Noun

  1. A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. Analogous to a try in rugby.
    Today I scored my first touchdown.
  2. The moment when an aircraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
    The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.
  3. A try


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