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. — marafon
The plane has touched down.
The jumbo jet touched down thundering.
Where will the spaceship touch down?
ruГде приземлится космический корабль? — Wezel
deWo wird das Raumschiff aufsetzen? — frpzzd
An airplane touched down on the runway.
ruСамолёт приземлился на взлётно-посадочной полосе. — ae5s
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