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noun
1the moment at which an aircraft’s wheels or part of a spacecraft make contact with the ground during landing:two hours until touchdown
2 Football a six-point score made by carrying or passing the ball into the end zone of the opposing side, or by recovering it there following a fumble or blocked kick. Rugby an act of touching the ground with the ball behind the opponents' goal line, scoring a try.