Meaning & use
touchdown
A scoring play in American or Canadian football in which a player carries or catches the ball in the opponent's end zone.
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The crowd erupted when the running back scored the winning touchdown.
He caught the pass in the end zone for an easy touchdown.
A note on using this word
Also used for the moment an aircraft or spacecraft lands, as in 'touchdown on the lunar surface.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The moment an aircraft, spacecraft, or object makes contact with the ground when landing.
Mission control cheered at the rover's safe touchdown on Mars.
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