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touching down

touching down is the present participle and gerund 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 touching down

What is touching down the present participle and gerund of?
Touching down is the present participle and gerund of touch down.

Words near touching down in the dictionary

  1. touching ball
  2. touching balls
  3. touching base
  4. touching bottom
  5. touching cloth
  6. touching down
  7. touching grass
  8. touching home
  9. touching in
  10. touching off
  11. touching on

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