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touches down

touches down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 touches down

What is touches down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Touches down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of touch down.

Words near touches down in the dictionary

  1. touches a nerve
  2. touches and goes
  3. touches base
  4. touches bottom
  5. touches cloth
  6. touches down
  7. touches grass
  8. touches home
  9. touches in
  10. touches of the tar brush
  11. touches of the tarbrush

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