touches down
Makes contact below
Touches down describes the moment of landing—when an aircraft's wheels make contact with the runway, or when a spacecraft reaches a surface: The plane touches down at 3 p.m.
In American football, a player touches down by carrying or catching the ball in the end zone, scoring a touchdown.
The phrase captures the instant of arrival after descent or flight.
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- reentryComing back in
- landfallReaching shore after voyage
settle · landing · safe landing · disembark · alight · taxiing · perch · deplane · runway · descend · splashdown · glide · dismount · points · goal · field goal · airstrip · impact
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