Definition of "touchdown" in Anglais

noun

1. (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.

   • Today I scored my first touchdown.

2. (rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.

3. (rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).

4. (aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

   • The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.

5. The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.