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touchdown
noun
In
American
football
and
some
similar
sports
,
a
score
made
when
a
player
carries
the
ball
into
or
catches
it
in
the
opponents'
end
zone
.
•
With
only
seconds
remaining
,
the
quarterback
dived
across
the
line
for
the
winning
touchdown
.
With
only
seconds
remaining
,
the
quarterback
dived
across
the
line
for
the
winning
touchdown
.
•
The
crowd
erupted
when
the
rookie
wide
receiver
caught
his
first
professional
touchdown
.
The
crowd
erupted
when
the
rookie
wide
receiver
caught
his
first
professional
touchdown
.
Formed
from
the
verb
phrase
“
touch
down
,”
originally
used
in
rugby
in
the
late
19th
century
for
grounding
the
ball
behind
the
goal
line
,
later
adopted
by
American
football
.
noun
The
moment
when
an
aircraft
,
spacecraft
,
or
other
vehicle
first
makes
contact
with
the
ground
or
another
surface
at
the
end
of
a
flight
.
•
The
passengers
applauded
after
the
plane
made
a
smooth
touchdown
on
the
wet
runway
.
The
passengers
applauded
after
the
plane
made
a
smooth
touchdown
on
the
wet
runway
.
•
Mission
control
cheered
as
the
lunar
module
achieved
a
successful
touchdown
on
the
Moon's
surface
.
Mission
control
cheered
as
the
lunar
module
achieved
a
successful
touchdown
on
the
Moon's
surface
.
Extension
of
the
sports
term
,
first
recorded
in
aviation
around
1918
to
describe
wheels
meeting
the
runway
,
later
used
for
spacecraft
landings
.
