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Touchdown

/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

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

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noun

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
A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play
3
A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)
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."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Touchdown"

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bingonoun	(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
wheelnoun	A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
hitnoun	A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
landingnoun	An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
assaynoun	The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
touchnoun	An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
testnoun	A challenge, trial.
trialnoun	An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
testingnoun	The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
goalnoun	A result that one is attempting to achieve.
shotnoun	The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
essaynoun	(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
purposenoun	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
touchingnoun	The act by which something is touched.
amazing	Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
yeahnoun	Pronunciation spelling of year. [A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.]
incredible	(figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
unbelievable	(figuratively) Amazing, astonishing; so surprising that one is almost, or figuratively, unable to believe.
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