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touchdown
[ tuhch-doun ]
noun
- Football. an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
- Rugby. the act of a player who touches the ball on or to the ground inside his own in-goal.
- the act or the moment of landing:
the aircraft's touchdown.
touchdown
/ ˈʌʃˌ岹ʊ /
noun
- the moment at which a landing aircraft or spacecraft comes into contact with the landing surface
- rugby the act of placing or touching the ball on the ground behind the goal line, as in scoring a try
- American football a scoring play worth six points, achieved by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone TD See also field goal
verb
- (of a space vehicle, aircraft, etc) to land
- rugby to place the ball behind the goal line, as when scoring a try
- informal.to pause during a busy schedule in order to catch up, reorganize, or rest
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Hampton rushed for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns for North Carolina last season.
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His name was Joey Aguilar, he came from Appalachian State, and in the last two seasons he’s thrown for 6,760, 56 touchdowns and 24 interceptions.
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Iamaleava completed 63.8% of his passes for 2,616 yards with 19 touchdowns and five interceptions, though critics pointed out that eight of those touchdowns came against lightly regarded Texas El Paso and Vanderbilt.
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It’s not like I’m the one on the field scoring the touchdown.
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Smith scored 27 touchdowns as a freshman receiver and safety on the JV team.
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