touchdown
pronunciation
How to pronounce touchdown in British English:
UK [ˈtʌtʃdaʊn]
How to pronounce touchdown in American English:
US [ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn]
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- Noun:
- a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
- a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes
Word Origin
- touchdown (n.)
- 1864, originally in rugby, where the ball is literally touched down on the other side of the goal, from verbal phrase (by 1859 in sports), from touch (v.) + down (adv.). As "landing of an aircraft" from 1935.
Example
- 1. The touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside .
- 2. Will there be a defensive touchdown ?
- 3. You cannot give up that touchdown .
- 4. The cowboys just scored a touchdown .
- 5. The quarterback threw a blazing touchdown pass .