touchdown
Pronunciation: /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/
The English word “touchdown” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
- A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
- A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
- 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.
Etymology
From touch + down.
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