touch down

as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of touch down While Apollo landed near the moon’s equator, Chandrayaan touched down at a latitude of 69 degrees north—well into the moon’s previously unexplored polar regions. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025 At roughly the size of a dishwasher, the six-legged craft aims to touch down at a site in the moon’s south polar region, then spend a week looking for the possible presence of water ice below the lunar surface. Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025 That alert is issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 Athena entered lunar orbit just a day after fellow Texas company Firefly Aerospace aced its own lunar landing, with the Blue Ghost lander successfully touching down on the moon at Mare Crisium. Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for touch down
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  • The tabby is not only engrossed but also sitting on a small plastic chair like a human, with a toy fish perched on his chest.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Called the Augusta Apartment, the 1,500-square-foot space is perched atop the legendary restaurant and boasts expansive views over the Seine and the famous cathedral.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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  • While first basemen typically don't land long-term deals like this, Guerrero isn't your typical first baseman.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • This altered where some projects landed and helped a number of popular full-lengths debut.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Make a massive ‘SOS’ or light a fire to create smoke.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The way the room is lit, the pacing of the evening, the way a dish is introduced, the way our team gets to know our guests - these small things create the overall experience.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

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