touch down

Idioms  

1. Land on the ground, as in The spacecraft touched down on schedule. This idiom was first recorded in 1935.

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Example Sentences

The forwards went through the phases to edge them closer to the line before the ball was looped wide to the left wing for the impressive Josh Adams to touch down.

From Barron's

First he sliced through the Wales defence to touch down himself.

From Barron's

When Hiku raced through to touch down another excellent May kick, it seemed the contest was over with Hull KR's 26-point lead, but that reckoned without the Broncos' remarkable powers of recovery.

From BBC

White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.

From BBC

When she first touched down in the Italian mountains, few other than Vonn believed she could even pull on her ski boots, let alone be fast in them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• descend
• disembark
• get off
• perch