touchdown

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Synonyms: touch down, touch-down, touch on, southdown, touchdowns, touchton

Antonyms: touch down, touch-down, touch on, southdown, touchdowns, touchton

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]].
2. {{lb|en|rugby}} A [[defensive]] action of [[ground]]ing the [[ball]] in the [[team]]'s own [[in-goal]] to [[stop]] the [[play]].
3. {{lb|en|rugby}} A [[try]] {{gloss|scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal}}.
4. {{lb|en|aviation}} The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a [[landing]].
5. The moment of [[contact]] of a [[tornado]] with the [[ground]].

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