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
In the video obtained by PEOPLE, the plane can be seen successfully touching down amid rainy conditions, shortly after another aircraft had just landed.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of about 90 mph touched down Sunday afternoon in Pontiac, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes have touched down in Dallas.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
During the flight, which was captured on video and lasted about one minute, the yellow eVTOL took off, hovered, and performed several stabilizing maneuvers in the air before softly touching down.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
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This price for the complex of 149 apartments is perched on the high side of per-unit values of South Bay residential hubs that have landed new owners lately.—
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
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Laura Geller New York Kajal Longwear Mascara On her lashes, Drescher wore the popular Kajal Longwear Mascara by Laura Geller, which has already landed in more than 7,000 Amazon carts this month.—
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The game officials ruled that Gobert impeded Wembanyama's ability to safely land on the follow-through from his jump shot, giving him six flagrant foul points for the season.—
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Other recreational opportunities include, but are not limited to, swimming in one of four separate pool areas, skating on an outdoor rink that is covered, lighted, and available for 20 weeks of the year, tennis, and there are hiking trails.—
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Attendees heard remarks from city leaders and lit candles in honor of Good.—
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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