touchdown

English

Etymology

touch +‎ down.

Noun

touchdown (plural touchdowns)

1. (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. Analogous to a try in rugby.

   Today I scored my first touchdown.

2. (aviation) The moment when an aircraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

   The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.

3. (rugby) A try
   • 2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, BBC:

     A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead.

Translations

football score

• French: touchdown (fr) m (Europe), touché (fr) m (Canada)
• German: Touchdown (de) m

• Spanish: touchdown (es) m

See also

• Touchdown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• touch down