belly-land

verb

Definition of belly-landnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-land
  1. touch down
  2. light
  3. crash-land
  4. land
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  • The pilots in the Delta Boeing 737 saw the potential collision and aborted their landing, eventually circling the airport before safely touching down.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Russell Crowe is also expected to touch down with his documentary What Love Builds.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of touch down
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  • Deer Park’s screen is just a standard rectangle, lit by a single laser digital projector that can’t display the film’s full aspect ratio.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutors alleged Stout lit a car on fire near popular swimming spots and pushed the burning vehicle down a 60-foot embankment in Upper Bidwell Park east of Chico, where the Park Fire started July 24, 2024.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of light
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  • The first film follows an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adopted by a young girl and her older sister.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Through his book brings audiences inside moments few will ever experience: ejecting from a failing aircraft, managing an engine fire at twice the speed of sound, crash-landing a jet while fighting to keep it upright, and flying combat missions over Afghanistan.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of crash-land
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  • Ring-walk timing slides with how the undercard runs, so the later fights may land earlier or later than the estimates below.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • If you’re headed north after landing at the airport, do yourself a favor and check out these places.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of land

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