touchdowns

5 definitions • 3 examples

the landing of an aircraft or of some types of spacecraft:

One of the plane's tyres burst on touchdown.

(in American football) the act of scoring points by carrying the ball across the other team's goal line or throwing the ball so that it is caught by a member of your team who is across the other team's goal line

(in rugby) the act of scoring points by putting the ball down on the ground behind the other team's goal

(in football) the act of scoring six points by carrying or catching the ball behind the other team’s goal line:

He scored three touchdowns early in the game.

the moment when an aircraft or spacecraft lands:

High winds delayed the space shuttle’s touchdown.