touchdown
/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
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