Definition

1. Noun:
   • The moment an aircraft's wheels make contact with the ground during landing.
   • A scoring play in American or Canadian football, worth six points, achieved by carrying the ball into or catching it in the opponent's end zone.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Aviation):
  • The pilot announced a smooth touchdown would be expected in ten minutes.
  • Passengers must remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop after touchdown.
• Noun (Football):
  • The quarterback threw a pass for the winning touchdown.
  • Scoring a touchdown is the primary objective of the offensive team.

Advanced Usage

• "To score/make a touchdown": This is the standard phrase for achieving the score in football.
  • The running back made a spectacular touchdown in the final seconds.
• "Touchdown pass/run": Specifies the method by which the touchdown was scored.
  • He is famous for his long touchdown runs.

Variants and Related Words

• Touch down (verb phrase): The action of an aircraft landing or a player scoring.
  • The plane will touch down at 3 PM.
  • The receiver touched down in the corner of the end zone.

Synonyms

• (Aviation): Landing, arrival.
• (Football): Score, six points (colloquial).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Touchdown celebration": The often elaborate actions performed by a player or team after scoring a touchdown.
  • His creative touchdown celebration resulted in a penalty.

Noun

1. a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes
2. a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line