touch down
touch down · touches down · touched down · touching down
To land an aircraft or spacecraftTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.
» The helicopter gently touched down.
Вертолёт мягко коснулся земли.
Вертолёт мягко приземлился.
Meaning
3 sensesTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.
The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock.
To score a touchdown
To score a try.
More definitions
- come or bring (a plane) to a landing
Examples
9 sentencesThe helicopter gently touched down.
ruВертолёт мягко коснулся земли.
The plane has touched down.
The jumbo jet touched down thundering.
Where will the spaceship touch down?
ruГде приземлится космический корабль?
deWo wird das Raumschiff aufsetzen?
An airplane touched down on the runway.
ruСамолёт приземлился на взлётно-посадочной полосе.
Forms
touches down, touching down, touched down, touched down| Base form | touch down · to touch down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | touches down |
| Present participle | touching down |
| Past simple | touched down |
| Past participle | touched down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- touch upпестити, гладитиTo make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.
- touch onдорівнювати, отямитисяTo mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
- touch offTo start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
- touch outTo conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
- touch inTo initiate an electronic ticketing process at the start of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
- touch downTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtouchdown
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb