touchdown

1. (Canadian, countable, uncountable)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.

   Touchdown

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

2. (countable, uncountable)A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.

3. (countable, uncountable)A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).

4. (countable, uncountable)The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

   The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.

   Aufsetzen, Landeberührung, Landung

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   призе́мленняpryzémlennja

5. (countable, uncountable)The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.

1. Tom scored three touchdowns in last night's game.

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2. Tom ran the wrong way and scored a touchdown for the other team.

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3. Tom scored a touchdown.

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4. Tom scored the game-winning touchdown.

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5. A touchdown is worth 6 points.

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