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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Fortunately, the plane touched down without further incident.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Right behind it, 39 percent of respondents said aisle sprinters—passengers who leap up the second the plane touches down—top their list of grievances.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of touch down

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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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Val Kilmer landed the lead role of Chris Knight almost instantly.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The pay is so high that landing an entry-level analyst position at an investment bank feels like a golden ticket, especially for a first-generation student, a student from a low-income background, or a student with any student loan debt.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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