touchdowns

noun

1. 1

   A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

   “Today I scored my first touchdown.”

2. 2

   A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play

3. 3

   A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)

4. 4

   The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

   “The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.”

5. 5

   The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.