touch down

verb

Definition of touch downnext
as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of touch down The 31-player travel roster features 14 players who weren’t on the plane that touched down in South Korea for the Seoul Series a year ago. — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025 The passenger jet was moments away from touching down when it was struck on the right side by the military helicopter at an altitude of roughly 300 feet, investigators said. — Alexandra Skores, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Brian Durnin’s debut feature Spilt Milk took home the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival this year, wrapping up a starry 21st edition that saw the likes of James McAvoy, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Tim Roth and Takehiro Hira all touch down at the Scottish event. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025 The Cyndi Lauper trek touches down Aug. 23 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland, Aug. 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and Aug. 26 at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for touch down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
  1. perch
  2. land
  3. light
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  • The resort is perched on cliffs overlooking turquoise waters, surrounded by lemon groves and ancient ruins, but beneath its pristine façade lie secrets of exploitation, hypocrisy and clashing egos.
    — Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In lieu of narrative progression, Lund is singularly intent on generating an atmosphere that makes the viewer feel like they’re perched in the bleachers.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of perch
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  • Other islands may join Haiti on list Sources told the Herald that countries landed on the third tier due to concerns about their background checks on individuals and lack of cooperation in taking back nationals the U.S. wants to repatriate.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • That collaboration with Miguel opens on multiple charts in the United Kingdom this week, and even manages to bring the South Korean superstar to a tally he's never landed in before on his own.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of land
Verb
  • That failure did not light a fire so much as keep the pilot light on.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of light

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