touch down

verb

Definition of touch downnext
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 This will be the first time the traveling ceremony format will touch down in Milan. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Once there, the MBR Explorer will orbit 269 Justitia for seven months before releasing a lander that will attempt to touch down on the space rock to analyze its composition. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026 Flying experts say pilots are not expected to touch down exactly at the threshold, but should be within a couple of hundred feet. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 By combining machine learning with historical operational data, airport platforms can forecast assistance demand long before an aircraft touches down. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for touch down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
  1. perch
  2. land
  3. light
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  • The crossing left at least 140 migrants dead and shook the city perched on the Mediterranean coast.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Parakeets – real this time – fly overhead and perch in the trees lining the garden.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of perch
Verb
  • Just as notably, One Roof Sports — the group spearheading the Sonics' return — recently landed a billionaire backer in Melinda French Gates.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But Angelenos’ ire has been especially directed at electricity bills as the extra A/C needed during triple-digit heat waves landed people in the utility’s higher-cost tiers, which also have been rising.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of land
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  • The first practical transformer was switched on about 15 miles down the road, in 1886, when William Stanley lit stores and offices lining Great Barrington’s Main Street.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Taking a shower, changing your clothes or lighting a candle after work can also create a transition.
    — Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of light

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