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 The couple and their two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, touched down at Birmingham Airport on Wednesday, August 26. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026 The 78 soldiers, assigned to the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, touched down at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, according to a news release Friday from the Arkansas National Guard. — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026 Soar over the landscape by helicopter, touching down in some of the country’s most secluded locations, with not another soul in sight. — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 Former President Barack Obama will be touching down in New York next month to headline an event alongside House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, reports say. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for touch down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
  1. perch
  2. land
  3. light
Verb
  • There was a time, the woman said, when rolling down the road meant perching on her husband’s back seat.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Just bring a chair and perch up on the sidewalk along Northwest 15th Avenue in Miami outside the bookstore.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of perch
Verb
  • Many doves will land on a snag, look a field over and then trickle down.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Our offensive weapons give Kyler a perfect runway to land the plane, finally settling into an environment that can nurture his skill set and get a payday in a prove-it year.
    — Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of land
Verb
  • European space officials hope a jolt of competition will light a fire under the continent’s rocket industry.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of light

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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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