belly-land

verb

Definition of belly-landnext
as in to touch down

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  1. touch down
  2. light
  3. crash-land
  4. land
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  • The Griffin lander will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Jeremy Strong, Jim Parsons (twice), Rachel McAdams (to my mind, the most impressive stage debut of the year), Rachel Zegler, and more have all touched down in New York for limited engagements, some more artistically successful than others but all doing pretty good business.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of touch down
Verb
  • Burning wood and lighting fireworks can raise smoke concentrations.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Make lighting the shamash candle easier with this clever electric lighter.
    Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of light
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  • Four people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon in South Texas after a twin-engine Piper PA-31 crash-landed on a road, colliding with three cars before breaking apart, authorities said.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
  • When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in the sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of crash-land
Verb
  • The Boeing Starliner undocked autonomously Sept. 6 and managed to land just fine in New Mexico desert.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Even as Shams makes some naive and dangerous mistakes while trying to land a job, the Sufi teachings of Toufik and his father add positive lessons of love and compassion that help Shams become more grounded and confident.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of land
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