Touchdown Definition

tŭchdoun
touchdowns
noun
The act of touching down, or landing.
Webster's New World
A scoring play, worth six points, in which a player reaches the opponent's end zone with the ball.
Webster's New World
The moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft touches the landing surface.
Webster's New World

(rugby) A try.

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Noun

Singular:
touchdown
Plural:
touchdowns

Origin of Touchdown

  • From the earlier practice of touching the ball to the ground behind the goal line

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • touch +"Ž down.

    From Wiktionary

Touchdown Sentence Examples

  • While watching this video you will note that everything from a hand clasp to a touchdown motion is illustrated with exact moves.

  • They were happy to accept this challenge, and sure enough, he took the controller, turned his back, and scored a touchdown.

  • You play Travis Touchdown, a down-on-his-luck hitman looking to eliminate the top 10 hitmen (Travis is number 11).

  • After making touchdown, go in the " Goal Line " playbook then choose the " HB Pitch " play.

  • We hovered at 600ft to check the area then reduced throttle and finally cut the engines before a nice soft sandy touchdown.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOU

Words Ending With

NWNOWN

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