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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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Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

A sustained 26-phase attack culminated in Russell slicing through to touch down close to the posts, adding the conversion.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Although human exploration of Mars remains years away, this research helps narrow down where astronauts might one day touch down on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

He watched two drones complete their missions and touch down on a cattle ranch below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

We were about to touch down and step into a country we didn’t know.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

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