belly-landing

verb

present participle of belly-land
as in touching down

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-landing
  1. touching down
  2. lighting
  3. landing
Verb
  • The pilots in the Delta Boeing 737 saw the potential collision and aborted their landing, eventually circling the airport before safely touching down.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • A day after Smith-Schuster and Kruk’s nuptials, on July 12, Kelce was photographed touching down in Swift’s private jet in Palm Beach, Florida.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 18 July 2026
Definition of touching down
Verb
  • The Martin Fire, which started east of Bellevue on July 9, was sparked when an adult white male was lighting fireworks with his children, according to the news release.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • The brand equity that shop spent decades building is precisely the asset the buyer paid for, so painting over it would be lighting money on fire.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026
Definition of lighting
Verb
  • The modern city has been battered by Israeli aerial bombardment, with some strikes landing perilously close to the columns, Roman baths, and necropolis.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026
  • Verizon is making a play on the data center boom, landing a $1 billion-plus fiber deal with Google.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of landing
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

belly-landed
belly-landing
belly-lands
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Belly-landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landing. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of mitigate

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

'Sneaked' or 'Snuck': Which is correct?

Why does English have so many silent letters?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

How long is a jiffy?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
asap street sign
Figure Out These Acronyms ASAP You don't have to be a NASA engineer to get these...
See All