touchdown
noun [C] (FOOTBALL) /ˈtʌtʃ.daʊn/Definition
› (in rugby) the act of scoring points by putting the ball down on the ground behind the other team's goalRugbyGeneral terms used in ball sports › (in American football) the act of scoring points by carrying the ball across the other team's goal line or throwing the ball so that it is caught by a member of your team who is across the other team's goal lineAmerican footballGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of touchdown noun (FOOTBALL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- American football noun
- end noun (LAST POINT)
- football noun
- fullback noun
- gridiron noun
- huddle noun (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
- line of scrimmage noun
- linebacker noun
- offence noun
- pigskin noun
- punt noun (KICK)
- punt verb (KICK)
- quarter noun (FOURTH PART)
- quarterback noun
- rush noun (HURRY)
- rush verb (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
- scrimmage noun
- Super Bowl noun
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