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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Hybrid André Esterhuizen, just arrived to replace Kurt-Lee Arendse, touched down and South Africa led 10-5.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Two tornadoes touched down in Queens and Long Island after forming over the water, according to the National Weather Service.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 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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The first deportation flight since TPS ended landed in Haiti last week with more than 160 passengers onboard, and authorities have said more flights are expected.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The throw arrived in time but landed several feet short, forcing Knizner in an awkward position to make a difficult pick.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

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