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touch down

[for an airplane] to come in contact with the ground; to land. Flight twelve is due to touch down at midnight. When will this plane touch down?

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touch down

to reach the ground Our plane touched down about 40 minutes after it was supposed to. In Florida, tornadoes touched down in at least three counties yesterday.

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touch down

Land on the ground, as in The spacecraft touched down on schedule. This idiom was first recorded in 1935.

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touch down

v.

To make contact with the ground; land: The tornado touched down in a remote area.

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