touchdown

Everyday

1. A touchdown is the moment when a plane or spacecraft lands on the ground. tree →
2. In American and Canadian football, a touchdown is a score made by carrying or catching the ball over the other team's goal line (6 points). tree →
3. In rugby, putting the ball down over the line (usually called a try). tree →

In the lessons

Used in travel and science: touchdown of a plane or of a Moon lander. In sport, especially in the USA and Canada: scoring a touchdown. For maths problems in football, a touchdown is worth 6 points.

Examples

• The plane made a smooth touchdown. tree →
• He ran 50 yards and scored a touchdown. tree →
• A touchdown is worth six points. tree →
• Touchdown! The rover has landed on Mars. tree →
• The crowd cheered after the touchdown. tree →
• Our team scored three touchdowns, so we had 18 points from them. tree →

Note

Countable. In rugby people usually say "try" instead. Verb phrase: "touch down" (two words) = to land.