belly-landed

verb

past tense of belly-land
as in touched down

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  1. touched down
  2. lit
  3. landed
  4. perched
Verb
  • Vance touched down in Michigan on Thursday for a midterms rally.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The lunar module touched down without a hitch, and Armstrong and Aldrin became famous.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of touched down
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  • However, the original system has limitations when objects are partially visible, distant, or captured in blurry or poorly lit images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Out of safety concerns — given that the arrays generate electricity whenever lit by the sun — the astronauts needed to wait for the space station to enter the shadow of Earth to see what could be done.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lit
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  • Punter Brunno Reus was only needed twice, but both his punts were under 35 yards and landed out of bounds in Arkansas territory.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Press Taylor wasn’t positive what was up and then found out the Bears indeed had landed Simmons.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of landed
Verb
  • All this gear is scattered on tabletops perched on the mountainside.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Outside, there’s an elderly woman perched on her snowmobile, smoking a cigarette, who loudly hassles Siaja for a little charity.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of perched
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