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touchdown
noun
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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/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/
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noun
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.”
A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play
A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)
The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
“The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.”
The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
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Example Sentences
Today I scored my first touchdown.
The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.