touchdown

Definition of Touchdown in English :

1. touchdown

a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

2. touchdown

a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Touchdown

noun

1.

the moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft comes into contact with the landing surface

2. rugby

the act of placing or touching the ball on the ground behind the goal line, as in scoring a try

3. American football

a scoring play worth six points, achieved by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone

. Abbreviation: TD See also field goal (sense 2)

verb touch down (intr, adverb)

4.

(of a space vehicle, aircraft, etc) to land

5. rugby

to place the ball behind the goal line, as when scoring a try

6. informal

to pause during a busy schedule in order to catch up, reorganize, or rest

noun

1.

a.

the act of touching down, or landing

b.

the moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft touches the landing surface

2. American Football

a scoring play, worth six points, in which a player reaches the opponent's end zone with the ball

n.

1. Abbr. TD Football An act of carrying, receiving, or gaining possession of the ball across the opponent's goal line for a score of six points.

2. The contact, or moment of contact, of a landing aircraft or spacecraft with the landing surface.