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
Milton touched down near Siesta Key in Sarasota County on Wednesday night.
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NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Samoa as their royal tour continues.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
So the dog drinks and drinks, ignoring the horse approaching her and the sound of another airplane, this one pulling up to a gate, having touched down in the city where Brian’s mother was born.
—Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Taylor Swift has touched down in Miami ahead of her final leg of the Eras Tour, which begins this evening at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Samoa as their royal tour continues.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
So the dog drinks and drinks, ignoring the horse approaching her and the sound of another airplane, this one pulling up to a gate, having touched down in the city where Brian’s mother was born.
—Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Taylor Swift has touched down in Miami ahead of her final leg of the Eras Tour, which begins this evening at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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Helping themselves to the complimentary snacks at the resort’s Tree Houses, which are private cabins built of aromatic red cedar, and perched 2,700-feet over the Dan River Gorge.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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The bomb, set to explode once a certain altitude had been reached, caused a fire, but the plane was able to land safely. 2001: Microsoft released its first Xbox video game console.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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