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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)

  1. To land an aircraft or spacecraft.
    • The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock.
  2. To score a touchdown
  3. 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.

Words near touched down in the dictionary

  1. touched and gone
  2. touched and went
  3. touched base
  4. touched bottom
  5. touched cloth
  6. touched down
  7. touched grass
  8. touched home
  9. touched in
  10. touched in the haid
  11. touched in the head

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