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
  • The lander, which touched down in the arctic plains of Mars known as Vastitas Borealis in May 2008, was designed to seek water ice below the surface and hunt organic molecules.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There was real disappointment that Cape Verde didn’t knock Argentina out, but that feeling changed as soon as the team touched down back home.
    — Ainsley Flood, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched down
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  • Harbaugh lit one more friendly fire under his team at the end of Thursday’s jog-through practice.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Plan Commission report said while, due to the nature of the development, the gas station would be brightly lit, the convenience store building and a heavily landscaped area to the west would block the impact of light for neighbors.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of lit
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  • Penta hit a Mexican Destroyer on Chad Gable and the two landed awkwardly.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the sport continues to process Skubal joining the Dodgers in a late Saturday trade, reactions from rival executives have landed somewhere between resignation and frustration.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • Residents will encounter him perched on the air conditioner just outside their apartment, staring in.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Figures depicting the Pink Panther, Spider Man and the Minions have perched or crawled atop the Dome.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
Definition of perched
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