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
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  • A little more than a minute later, and before the Delta flight touched down, American Airlines Flight 3161 was cleared to take off on intersecting runway 27, the report said.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, which also covers counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, will send crews out July 22 to survey damage from the Tuesday storms to determine if tornadoes touched down in those areas.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 July 2026
Definition of touched down
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  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of lit
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  • Knight landed awkwardly before taking a V-Trigger for a nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The crash came after a possible mishap between two similar Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, the second of which landed safely, Defense One reported.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of landed
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  • One major bonus is the huge heated pool, perched in the ideal location for views across the city and out into the countryside.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of perched
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