touchdown

An act of carrying, receiving, or gaining possession of the ball across the opponent’s goal line for a score of six points.

The contact, or moment of contact, of a landing aircraft or spacecraft with the landing surface.

In foot-ball, the touching of the ball to the ground by a player behind his opponent’s goal; the play by which this is done.

The act of touching the football down behind the opponents’ goal; also the score (6 points) resulting from such a play.

See under Safety.

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.

The moment when an aircraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

A try

come or bring (a plane) to a landing

a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes