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countable and uncountable, plural touchdowns
(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. examples
(rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play. examples
(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal). quotations examples
A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead.
2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC
(aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing. quotations examples
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time / 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find / I'm not the man they think I am at home / Oh, no, no, no […]
1972 April 17, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, “Rocket Man”, in Honky Château, performed by Elton John
The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground. quotations examples
The American Red Cross sent me to Alabama within twenty-four hours of the tornado's touchdown, and I visited the communities of Oak Grove and Rock Creek four subsequent times.
2003, Jessica McNew, Eyes in a Storm