Associations to the word «Touchdown»

Wiktionary

TOUCHDOWN, noun. (American football) (Canadian football) 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.
TOUCHDOWN, noun. (aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
TOUCHDOWN, noun. (rugby) A try
TOUCHDOWN DANCE, noun. A small dance performed to celebrate a success, by the one who succeeded.
TOUCHDOWN DANCES, noun. Plural of touchdown dance

Dictionary definition

TOUCHDOWN, noun. A score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line.
TOUCHDOWN, noun. A landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope