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touch down
noun(touch-down)
the act of touching a football to the ground behind an opponent's goal; 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 when the ball is declared dead
touch down
noun(touch-down)
the act or moment of touching down (as with an airplane or spacecraft)
touch down
verb(touch-down)
to reach the ground : land
touch down
verb(touch-down)
to place (the ball in rugby) by hand on the ground on or over an opponent's goal line in scoring a try or behind one's own goal line as a defensive measure
touch down
idiom(touch-down)
to score by putting the ball on the ground behind an opponent's goal line

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