as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of touch down
Artemis 3 will demonstrate docking between Orion and lunar landers in low Earth orbit, and Artemis 4 will bring that future hope into the present, seeing astronauts use whatever lander worked out best to touch down on the lunar surface.
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Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
During their flyby, the Artemis II crew should be able to spot the landing sites of the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions, both of which touched down on the near side of the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
On Monday, the ship departed Naval Base San Diego to travel to the spot 50 to 60 miles offshore where Orion will touch down with the use of 11 parachutes.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
As soon as the fireball touched down, time was of the essence for researchers hoping to recover pristine samples of the rare rocks.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
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Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
During their flyby, the Artemis II crew should be able to spot the landing sites of the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions, both of which touched down on the near side of the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
On Monday, the ship departed Naval Base San Diego to travel to the spot 50 to 60 miles offshore where Orion will touch down with the use of 11 parachutes.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
As soon as the fireball touched down, time was of the essence for researchers hoping to recover pristine samples of the rare rocks.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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Polaris is perched 433 light-years, or just over 2500 trillion miles, above the North Pole.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nags Head is perched on the southern end of the northernmost of the three islands.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Surviving reentry and landing safely.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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If that goes well, Artemis IV could land near the Moon’s south pole, kicking off a multi-mission campaign to set up a base on the lunar surface.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Luis Javier Gallegos, 28, was arrested on Friday after allegedly lighting fires in four stores, including Nordstrom Rack, True Religion, Marshall's and North Face, resulting in the evacuation and brief closure of the popular Inland Empire mall.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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At one point, pro-Disney workers showed up with baseball bats and gasoline cans, poured out the gasoline, and threatened to light the picket line on fire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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