touchdown

Definition

A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

Etymology

From touch + down.

Example Sentences

• "Today I scored my first touchdown."
• "“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.”"
• "A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead."