Other forms: touchdowns
Touchdown is the moment wheels meet the runway again. A smooth touchdown, the time of touchdown, after touchdown.
Pilots aim for a firm one in rain, because a gentle landing on a wet runway risks aquaplaning — the tyres must cut through the water to grip. In American football a touchdown is six points, and nothing needs to touch the ground for it.
1nountouchdownThe moment an aircraft's wheels meet the runway.
“Passengers clapped when the plane made a smooth touchdown after the storm.”
touchdown is a landing.
From touch + down.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA