belly-land

verb

Definition of belly-landnext
as in to touch down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-land
  1. touch down
  2. light
  3. crash-land
  4. land
Verb
  • In fact, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris touched down here at the same time yesterday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The month begins on a transformative note as the new moon in Scorpio touches down on your 10th house of career, public image and long-term pursuits.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of touch down
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  • On the wall, lights the shape of geometric tiles cast a soft glow in changing colors according to whatever is onscreen.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Also impressive were the faces lit only the golden light streaming into the darkness of the tunnels of the Colosseum.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of light
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  • When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in the sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Within four months of the album’s release, a resounding answer crash-landed in the form of an out-of-nowhere, cycle-breaking single that smashed through Ariana’s own release pattern and her audience’s presuppositions.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of crash-land
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  • When his home run finally landed, it was corralled by 10-year-old Dodgers fan Zachary Ruderman.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Return to Oz, which grossed $11 million and landed an Oscar nom for the visual effects that incorporated claymation by Will Vinton, marked Murch’s first and last directorial effort.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of land
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bellying up

belly-land

belly-landed

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