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单词 touched down
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touchdown

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noun

touch·​down ˈtəch-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce touchdown (audio)
1
: 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
2
: the act or moment of touching down (as with an airplane or spacecraft)

touch down

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verb

touched down; touching down; touches down

intransitive verb

: to reach the ground : land

transitive verb

: 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

Synonyms

Verb

  • alight
  • land
  • light
  • perch
  • roost
  • settle
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Example Sentences

Noun What was the plane's speed at touchdown? Verb the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Montgomery keyed the touchdown drive in the first quarter, accounting for 38 yards before Justin Fields kept the ball around the right side on a three-yard scoring run. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 The Bears marched 71 yards on an opening touchdown drive, taking a 7-3 lead in the first quarter. Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022 Finn, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Detroit, completed 10 of 19 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State. San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 An Oklahoma transfer, the 5-9 sophomore has 12 receptions for 194 yards and a touchdown. oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2022 Cooper caught four passes on the Browns’ touchdown drive for 48 yards and the score. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 In the fourth quarter, the Bengals tied the game with a 19-play, 83-yard touchdown drive. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2022 Tampa Bay’s offense followed with a nine-play touchdown drive to take the lead. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022 Hockenson caught two passes on the Lions’ final touchdown drive, and Goff was 20 of 34 passing for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022
Verb
Severe weather continues to sweep across the country as heavy rains bring floods to Mississippi, tornadoes touch down in the Twin Cities and fires burn in the West. CBS News, 29 Aug. 2022 This was the first tornado to touch down in Gaylord since at least 1950, according to John Boris of the National Weather Service. Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2022 The crew member suffered a fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during touch down at the John Wayne-Orange County Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on July 1, according to federal safety investigators. Emma Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Lovato and her band will touch down in Los Angeles on Sept. 28 at the YouTube Theater. Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 One Kenyan newspaper speculated that, with flight connections, Omanyala would touch down in Eugene around three hours before his qualifying heat. oregonlive, 14 July 2022 Early on Friday, just hours before Biden was due to touch down in the kingdom, Saudi Arabia moved one step closer to normalizing relations with Iran’s arch-enemy Israel by opening its airspace to all airlines. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 July 2022 Of the 50 live shows to take place, highlighting over 70 designers The Shows are set to highlight a range of cultures and regions, with designers from over 70 countries around the world expected to touch down in Miami bearing new designs. Jamila Stewart, Essence, 7 July 2022 In episode two, which aired on July 3rd, main characters Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) and Caleb (Aaron Paul) touch down in Temperance, a new theme park town for the rich that’s set during the Jazz Age. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

touchdown

noun

touch·​down ˈtəch-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce touchdown (audio)
: a score made in football by carrying or catching the ball over the opponent's goal line

touched down

verb

past tense of touch down
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • perched
  • landed
  • lit
  • alighted
  • settled
  • roosted
  • belly-landed
  • alit
  • lighted
  • crash-landed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • took off
  • rose
  • blasted off
  • arose
  • climbed
  • ascended
  • floated
  • flew
  • hung
  • soared
  • glided
  • winged
  • hanged
  • hovered
  • planed
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