belly-landing

verb

present participle of belly-land
as in touching down

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  1. touching down
  2. lighting
  3. landing
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  • Prior to touching down in Canada, Perry had been performing Down Under for an extended run.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The switch was revealed when a Secret Service agent resembling Clinton stepped out of Air Force One upon touching down in Pakistan, while Clinton disembarked from the second aircraft.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of touching down
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  • The author and activist Arundhati Roy has been lighting my grey afternoons.
    — Sharmistha Jha, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Another young quarterback lighting things up is Gavin Pritzkau (6-2, 180) of Central Florida Christian Academy.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighting
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  • The café, mezcal bar, and restaurant is a celebration of the foodways of Guadalajara, where the elder Suro originally immigrated before landing in Philly.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL in aerospace vernacular, generally will carry four passengers and a pilot.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of landing
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“Belly-landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landing. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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