Takeoff vs Touchdown - What's the difference?
takeoff | touchdown |
The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
*1897 , Edward Bellamy, Equality ,
*:I came across a little pamphlet of the period, yellow and almost undecipherable, which, on examination, I found to be a rather amusing skit or satirical take-off on the profit system.
A quantification, especially of building materials.
(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. Analogous to a try in rugby.
(aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
(rugby) A try
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=February 13
, author=Lyle Jackson
, title=Ireland 22-25 France
, work=BBC
As nouns the difference between takeoff and touchdown
is that takeoff is the rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight while touchdown is (american football|canadian football) a six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone analogous to a try in rugby.takeoff
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Alternative forms
* take-offNoun
(wikipedia takeoff) (en noun)- The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
- song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".
- I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.
See also
* take offAnagrams
*touchdown
English
Noun
(en noun)- Today I scored my first touchdown .
- The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown .
citation, page= , passage=A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead. }}