touchdown

English

/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

noun
Definitions
  • (American football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
  • (rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play
  • (rugby) A try scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal
  • (aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
  • The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.

Etymology

Compound from English touch + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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