touchdown

See also: touch down and touch-down

English

Alternative forms

• touch down, touch-down

Etymology

Etymology tree

English touch

English down

English touchdown

From touch + down.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

touchdown (countable and uncountable, plural touchdowns)

1. (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

   Today I scored my first touchdown.

   • 2020 October 29, Richard Goldstein, “Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     “I must have caught 45 or 50 touchdowns in that right corner,” he told The Baltimore Sun in 2009. “It was sloped some, a little downhill, which helped me speedwise. I wasn’t all that fast.”

2. (rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
3. (rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
   • 2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC‎^[2]:

     A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead.

4. (aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

   Synonym: setdown

   The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.

   • 1972 April 17, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, “Rocket Man”, in Honky Château‎^[3], performed by Elton John:

     And I think it's gonna be a long, long time / 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find / I'm not the man they think I am at home / Oh, no, no, no […]

5. The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
   • 2003, Jessica McNew, Eyes in a Storm:

     The American Red Cross sent me to Alabama within twenty-four hours of the tornado's touchdown, and I visited the communities of Oak Grove and Rock Creek four subsequent times.

Derived terms

• touchdown dance
• touchdown pass
• touchdown space, touchdown workspace, touchdown area

Translations

football score

• Bulgarian: тъчдаун m (tǎčdaun)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 觸地得分 / 触地得分 (chùdì défēn)

• Finnish: touchdown (fi), maali (fi)
• French: touchdown (fr) m (Europe), touché (fr) m (Canada)
• German: Touchdown (de) m
• Italian: touchdown (it)
• Polish: touchdown (pl) m
• Spanish: touchdown (es) m

landing

• Armenian: վայրէջք (hy) (vayrēǰkʻ)
• Belarusian: прызямле́нне n (pryzjamljénnje)
• Bulgarian: приземяване (bg) n (prizemjavane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 著陸 / 著陆 (zh) (zhuólù), 着陆 (zh) (zhuólù)

• Finnish: maakosketus
• German: Aufsetzen n, Landeberührung f, Landung (de) f
• Italian: atterraggio (it) m
• Polish: touchdown (pl) m
• Russian: приземле́ние (ru) n (prizemlénije)
• Ukrainian: призе́млення n (pryzémlennja)

See also

• touchdown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• touch down

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English touchdown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑtʃˌdɑu̯n/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝t̪ʃˌdɑ̝u̯n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑtsˌdɑu̯n/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ts̠ˌdɑ̝u̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑun

Noun

touchdown

1. (American football) touchdown

Declension

Inflection of touchdown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		touchdown	touchdownit
genitive		touchdownin	touchdownien
partitive		touchdownia	touchdowneja
illative		touchdowniin	touchdowneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		touchdown	touchdownit
accusative	nom.	touchdown	touchdownit
	gen.	touchdownin
genitive		touchdownin	touchdownien
partitive		touchdownia	touchdowneja
inessive		touchdownissa	touchdowneissa
elative		touchdownista	touchdowneista
illative		touchdowniin	touchdowneihin
adessive		touchdownilla	touchdowneilla
ablative		touchdownilta	touchdowneilta
allative		touchdownille	touchdowneille
essive		touchdownina	touchdowneina
translative		touchdowniksi	touchdowneiksi
abessive		touchdownitta	touchdowneitta
instructive		—	touchdownein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of touchdown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative touchdownini touchdownini accusative nom. touchdownini touchdownini gen. touchdownini genitive touchdownini touchdownieni partitive touchdowniani touchdownejani inessive touchdownissani touchdowneissani elative touchdownistani touchdowneistani illative touchdowniini touchdowneihini adessive touchdownillani touchdowneillani ablative touchdowniltani touchdowneiltani allative touchdownilleni touchdowneilleni essive touchdowninani touchdowneinani translative touchdownikseni touchdowneikseni abessive touchdownittani touchdowneittani instructive — — comitative — touchdowneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative touchdownisi touchdownisi accusative nom. touchdownisi touchdownisi gen. touchdownisi genitive touchdownisi touchdowniesi partitive touchdowniasi touchdownejasi inessive touchdownissasi touchdowneissasi elative touchdownistasi touchdowneistasi illative touchdowniisi touchdowneihisi adessive touchdownillasi touchdowneillasi ablative touchdowniltasi touchdowneiltasi allative touchdownillesi touchdowneillesi essive touchdowninasi touchdowneinasi translative touchdowniksesi touchdowneiksesi abessive touchdownittasi touchdowneittasi instructive — — comitative — touchdowneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative touchdownimme touchdownimme accusative nom. touchdownimme touchdownimme gen. touchdownimme genitive touchdownimme touchdowniemme partitive touchdowniamme touchdownejamme inessive touchdownissamme touchdowneissamme elative touchdownistamme touchdowneistamme illative touchdowniimme touchdowneihimme adessive touchdownillamme touchdowneillamme ablative touchdowniltamme touchdowneiltamme allative touchdownillemme touchdowneillemme essive touchdowninamme touchdowneinamme translative touchdowniksemme touchdowneiksemme abessive touchdownittamme touchdowneittamme instructive — — comitative — touchdowneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative touchdowninne touchdowninne accusative nom. touchdowninne touchdowninne gen. touchdowninne genitive touchdowninne touchdownienne partitive touchdownianne touchdownejanne inessive touchdownissanne touchdowneissanne elative touchdownistanne touchdowneistanne illative touchdowniinne touchdowneihinne adessive touchdownillanne touchdowneillanne ablative touchdowniltanne touchdowneiltanne allative touchdownillenne touchdowneillenne essive touchdowninanne touchdowneinanne translative touchdowniksenne touchdowneiksenne abessive touchdownittanne touchdowneittanne instructive — — comitative — touchdowneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative touchdowninsa touchdowninsa accusative nom. touchdowninsa touchdowninsa gen. touchdowninsa genitive touchdowninsa touchdowniensa partitive touchdowniaan touchdowniansa touchdownejaan touchdownejansa inessive touchdownissaan touchdownissansa touchdowneissaan touchdowneissansa elative touchdownistaan touchdownistansa touchdowneistaan touchdowneistansa illative touchdowniinsa touchdowneihinsa adessive touchdownillaan touchdownillansa touchdowneillaan touchdowneillansa ablative touchdowniltaan touchdowniltansa touchdowneiltaan touchdowneiltansa allative touchdownilleen touchdownillensa touchdowneilleen touchdowneillensa essive touchdowninaan touchdowninansa touchdowneinaan touchdowneinansa translative touchdownikseen touchdowniksensa touchdowneikseen touchdowneiksensa abessive touchdownittaan touchdownittansa touchdowneittaan touchdowneittansa instructive — — comitative — touchdowneineen touchdowneinensa

Synonyms

• maali

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English touchdown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtat͡ʃdaun/ [ˈt̪at͡ʃ.ð̞ãũn]
  • Rhymes: -atʃdaun
• IPA^(key): /ˈtot͡ʃdaun/ [ˈt̪ot͡ʃ.ð̞ãũn]
  • Rhymes: -otʃdaun

Noun

touchdown m (plural touchdowns)

1. touchdown

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.