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 An introduction to America Before Pochettino touched down at LaGuardia Airport in mid-September 2024, his impressions of the United States had developed as a visiting coach or from the outside. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026 People previously reported that Donna touched down in New York City on July 2 just hours before the couple’s intimate 100-person rehearsal at the Infosys Theater, which is on the grounds of Madison Square Garden. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Spencer then touched down on Disney’s drama series Last Days of the Space Age in 2024, his most recent onscreen credit to date. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026 Japan extended the lead to 24-10 straight after when, after 16 phases, player of the match Ben Gunter busted through four Italians to touch down. — ABC News, 4 July 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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  • When the earthquake struck, Villafaña was in a fourth-floor room at the Santuario La Llanada hotel, formerly known as Negra Hipólita, perched on a hillside surrounded by vegetation in La Guaira, the state hardest hit by the twin earthquakes.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Named Venezia Pacifica, the mega-mansion is perched on over an acre of land in the Cliffside Drive cul-de-sac.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Definition of perch
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  • His eye-catching performances have put him on the radar of Europe’s top clubs, with Newcastle United keen to land the 20-year-old.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Garbrandt walked into the same counters that have ended his last several bad nights, and Yanez, who fights with his own reckless disregard for return fire, simply landed first and landed cleaner.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of land
Verb
  • That lit a fire under England, which answered via a goal from Jude Bellingham.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Decathlete Rafer Johnson lit the Olympic flame in 1984 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of light

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touch base (with)
touch down
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