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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  • 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
  • The pilot could be seen being brought from the airplane to a nearby ambulance within minutes of the flight touching down.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of touching down
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  • After lighting the fire, Arrabaca also pulled out an airsoft rifle — a device commonly used in sports and recreation resembling a gun, but fires less lethal projectiles rather than bullets — and fired five to seven pellets, officials said.
    — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Howell considers lighting one of the most important and underutilized layers.
    — Oset Babür-Winter, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
Definition of lighting
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  • And the pilots, Burnstein says, are landing at maybe 20% to 50% effectiveness.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Born in Nigeria to a neurosurgeon father and pharmacist mother, Adamolekun spent his early childhood on the move, including stops in Zimbabwe as well as the Netherlands before landing in central Illinois at age 9.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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