BELLY-LAND Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

belly-land

verb

Definition of belly-land

as in to touch down

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Recent Examples of belly-land Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board. — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport. — David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 The plane, a Boeing 737-800, belly-landed on the runway at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea after an overnight flight, apparently with flaps and landing gear retracted. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024

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For its fifth installment, Vogue World is making an international voyage to Italy, touching down in Milan on Tuesday, September 22—the first day of Milan Fashion Week.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
The National Weather Service confirmed last week that an EF-2 tornado touched down in the city amid a storm that impacted much of Southeast Michigan.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of touch down

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Jim Harbaugh, enough with the positive enthusiasm and light a fire under your troops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Members of the Aurora Emergency Management Agency assisted with traffic control and scene lighting throughout the investigation.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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And last year, after a plane crash-landed June 16 on the roof of a Johnson County airport hangar, authorities said the pilot had lost control and suspected a mechanical failure.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Ray Santilli, a music producer, claims that in 1993 he was shown real footage of an alien autopsy filmed by a US military veteran at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947 (when an alien aircraft is supposed to have crash-landed there).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 June 2026

Definition of crash-land

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This year, the treasurer expects distributions from September bills to begin landing in October.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
With the Moon in your sign squaring Mercury in your career sector, a comment, reaction, or bit of feedback could land harder than expected.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

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