Definitions for touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊntouch·down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. touchdownnoun

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

2. touchdownnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. touchdownnoun

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

   Today I scored my first touchdown.

2. touchdownnoun

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

   The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.

3. touchdownnoun

   A try

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Touchdown

   A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In American football, a touchdown is worth six points and is followed by an extra point or two-point conversion attempt.

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1. touchdown

   A touchdown is a scoring play in American and Canadian football, where a player successfully carries the ball or catches it in the end zone of the opposing team, resulting in six points for the player's team. The term can also refer to the act of touching down, especially the landing of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Touchdownnoun

   the act of touching the football down behind the opponents' goal

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1. Touchdown

   A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Landing
   • Score

How to pronounce touchdown?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say touchdown in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of touchdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of touchdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of touchdown in a Sentence

1. Eli Drinkwitz:

   I said, ‘No, that’s a crazy idea,’ but we called it, and it hits for a touchdown.

2. Jason Kelce:

   To finally throw a touchdown like I used to tell my mom, when I was like five years old, that I was going to eventually throw a touchdown in the National Football League, I finally got Twice Super Bowl done, twice Super Bowl only took me nine years. Twice Super Bowl's Twice Super Bowl though, Mom.

3. Matthew Slaters:

   I think everyone dreams of scoring a touchdown at some point, and 12 years, I was dreaming about touchdowns less and less than I was early on.

4. Travis Kelce:

   To finally throw a touchdown like I used to tell my mom when I was like 5 years old I was eventually gonna throw a touchdown in the National Football League. I finally got it done. It only took me nine years.

5. Tyrod Taylor:

   We were able to make some plays, move the ball down the field, obviously, you want to finish with a touchdown, but anytime you get points, you can never be mad about that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=touchdown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Touchdown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchdown
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touchdown
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=touchdown