crash-landed

verb

past tense of crash-land
as in belly-landed

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  1. landed
  2. alighted
  3. perched
  4. lit
  5. roosted
  6. touched down
Verb
  • The final leg departed Seattle late that night and landed the next morning in Miami.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of landed
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  • According to the latest available rail passenger statistics, a grand total of 76 people have alighted or boarded at Shippea Hill in the previous 12 months.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • Most alighted in specially erected tent tunnels and, to the disappointment of the crowds of Swifties waiting in the 40°C heat, there were no sightings of the happy couple.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 July 2026
Definition of alighted
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  • Needless to say, that would have been unwise for a city with a credit rating perched precariously just above junk status.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • At some point in nearly every match at this summer’s World Cup, the broadcast cameras have found FIFA president Gianni Infantino perched high above the field in a box suite.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of perched
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  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of lit
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  • Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
    — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of roosted
Verb
  • A little more than a minute later, and before the Delta flight touched down, American Airlines Flight 3161 was cleared to take off on intersecting runway 27, the report said.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, which also covers counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, will send crews out July 22 to survey damage from the Tuesday storms to determine if tornadoes touched down in those areas.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 July 2026
Definition of touched down
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