touchdown
IPA: tˈʌtʃdaʊn
noun
- (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
- (rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
- (rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
- (aviation) 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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Examples of "touchdown" in Sentences
- DeStefano touchdown on a keeper.
- Henry then ran for a second touchdown.
- Heston was limited to a single touchdown.
- A touchdown is the American equivalent of a try.
- He has the most rushing touchdowns of a QB in the SEC.
- His fourth rushing touchdown of the game came in the second half.
- The winning touchdown was the duo's second touchdown of the game.
- That rushing touchdown was the final touchdown at the old Soldier Field.
- Texas scored on a 1 yard touchdown run by Blanch as the score was now 26 7.
- Improbably, the tying touchdown was caught by offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott.
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