touchdown

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
noun a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes

From touch + down.

Tyrone missed another 49'er touchdown. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
Request clearance for approach and touchdown on Ganymede spaceport!" — On the Trail of the Space Pirates, Carey Rockwell
Larry's eleven made another touchdown and kicked the goal,--and thus won a substantial victory, much to Sobber's disgust and that of his crony, Nick Pell. — The Rover Boys on the Farm; or, Last Days at Putnam Hall, Edward Stratemeyer

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