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touch down

  1. (of an aircraft or spacecraft) land.
    "his plane touched down at Nice airport"
    synonyms: land, alight, come in to land, come down, come to earth, come to rest, put down, make a landing, arrive
  2. touch the ground with the ball behind the opponents' goal line, scoring a try.
    "he ran clear and touched down between the posts"

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specifically : the act of scoring six points in American football by being lawfully in possession of the ball on, above, or behind an opponent's goal line ...
8 days ago · TOUCH DOWN meaning: 1. When an aircraft touches down, it lands. 2. in rugby, to put the ball on the ground behind the…. Learn more.
8 days ago · the moment when an aircraft or spacecraft lands: High winds delayed the space shuttle's touchdown.
touch down. phrasal verb. When an aircraft touches down, it lands. The space shuttle touched down yesterday.
Touchdown definition: an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
touch down · ​(of a plane, spacecraft, etc.) to make contact with the ground as it lands · ​(of a tornado) to make contact with the ground · ​(in rugby) to score a ...
come or bring (a plane) to a landing. “the plane touched down at noon”. see moresee less. type of: land, set down. reach or come to rest. Cite this entry.
Touch down definition: an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
Synonyms for TOUCHED DOWN: perched, landed, lighted, lit, alighted, settled, alit, roosted; Antonyms of TOUCHED DOWN: took off, rose, arose, climbed, ...
2. countable noun. In football and rugby, a touchdown is when a team scores points by taking the ball over the opposition's goal line.