touch down
touch down verb: to land an aircraft or spacecraft.
Verb
touch down (third-person singular simple present touches down, present participle touching down, simple past and past participle touched down)
- To 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.
- Centre Shontayne Hape scored two tries for England before the break, while Georgia number eight Dimitri Basilaia touched down to make it 17-10 at half-time.2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport
Forms of touch down
| third-person singular present | touches down |
|---|---|
| present participle | touching down |
| past participle | touched down |
| past | touched down |
| alternative form | touchdown |
| alternative form | touch-down |
Questions about touch down
- What does touch down mean?
- Touch down means to land an aircraft or spacecraft.
- What part of speech is touch down?
- Touch down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of touch down?
- The past tense of touch down is touched down.
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