Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a score in American football;
being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line;
2.
a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field);
especially of airplanes;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Touchdown \Touch"down`\ (t[u^]ch"doun`), n. (Football)
The act of touching the football down behind the opponents'
goal; also the score (6 points) resulting from such a play.
[1913 Webster]
Safety touchdown. See under Safety.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
touchdown
n 1: a score in American football; being in possession of the
ball across the opponents' goal line
2: a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially
of airplanes