Synonyms of touch down

touch down

verb

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as in to perch

to come to rest after descending from the air

the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perch
• land
• light
• alight
• roost
• settle
• belly-land
• crash-land

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take off
• rise
• arise
• blast off
• climb
• plane
• ascend
• wing
• fly
• float
• glide
• soar
• hang
• hover

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Recent Examples of touch down

On March 20, Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order declaring a local disaster emergency within the city after multiple tornadoes touched down on March 19. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP Another tornado touched down in the northeastern Oklahoma city of Owasso about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service office in Tulsa. —CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025

The police also said that a tornado had touched down in Edcouch on Thursday, though no damage was reported, according to Mr. Bogorad. —John Yoon, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

After kicking things off in Prague earlier this month, the singer was set to touch down in the U.S. on Wednesday with a show at Chicago's Salt Shed, followed by dates in New York and Toronto. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025