touchdown

2 definitions found

touchdown - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Touchdown \Touch"down`\ (t[u^]ch"doun`), n. (Football)
     The act of touching the football down behind the opponents'
     goal; also the score (6 points) resulting from such a play.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Safety touchdown. See under Safety.
        [1913 Webster]

touchdown - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  touchdown
      n 1: a score in American football; being in possession of the
           ball across the opponents' goal line
      2: a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially
         of airplanes