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belly-landing

verb

present participle of belly-land
as in touching down

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  1. touching down
  2. lighting
  3. landing
Verb
  • For its fifth installment, Vogue World is making an international voyage to Italy, touching down in Milan on Tuesday, September 22—the first day of Milan Fashion Week.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of touching down
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  • Hundreds of others were there lighting small squat candles in their cedar-plank lanterns.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Members of the Aurora Emergency Management Agency assisted with traffic control and scene lighting throughout the investigation.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighting
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  • The strike prevented an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Matcha is landing on daytime rave menus alongside coffee, and rising interest in how to make iced matcha reflects the drink’s growing role in social settings well beyond the counter.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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