Touch Down (Verb)
Meaning
Come or bring (a plane) to a landing; "the plane touched down at noon".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The pilot's hands were steady as he took the controls to touch down safely at the airport.
- After hours of flight delays, the plane finally touched down at its destination.
- He experienced relief when the airplane touched down on the runway after facing turbulence.
- Flight attendants asked passengers to fasten their seatbelts as the plane was about to touch down.
- The emergency response team was on standby as the injured pilot struggled to touch down the damaged aircraft.