touched down
touched down is the simple past and past participle of touch down.
Meaning of touch down
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
Questions about touched down
- What is touched down the simple past and past participle of?
- Touched down is the simple past and past participle of touch down.
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