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Definitions

touch down

VERB

alight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend disembark get off perch

STRONG

debark dismount light settle

WEAK

come down

Antonyms

STRONG

mount

VERB

land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dock settle

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

WEAK

bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set down set on deck sit down splash down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

VERB

light

Synonyms

STRONG

alight arrive deplane detrain disembark drop perch rest roost settle stop

WEAK

come down fly down get down set down settle down sit sit down

Antonyms

STRONG

embark enplane go

WEAK

mount

VERB

perch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight squat

STRONG

balance land light rest roost settle

WEAK

set down sit on

Antonyms

STRONG

move

WEAK

lower

VERB

settle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

land put sit

STRONG

alight decline descend flop immerse lay light lodge perch place plop plunge repose roost seat sink submerge submerse subside

WEAK

bed down set down settle down

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend dislodge displace go up remove rise

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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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

Forecasts for January put inflation at 1.2% on the year, a touch down from December’s 1.31% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

When it touched the moon, it caused a light on the instrument panel to light, so that Neil would know he was just about to touch down.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

touch down

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