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touch down

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touch down
[for an airplane] to come in contact with the ground; to land. Flight twelve is due to touch down at midnight. When will this plane touch down?
See also: touch
touch down
to reach the ground Our plane touched down about 40 minutes after it was supposed to. In Florida, tornadoes touched down in at least three counties yesterday.
See also: touch
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The All Blacks started the second half strongly, with Most Improved Jake Smith racing down the line to touch down in the corner.
Meltham claim thrilling win in red-hot clash; Rugby League by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Nuns' Aaron Takarangi proved more elusive on 38 minutes with a try in the corner, and he led the injury-time charge from his own half that eventually saw Hugh Thomas touch down.
RUGBY UNION: Nuns put on the style in six-try romp; The weekend's ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Nuns' Aaron Takarangi proved more elusive on 38 minutes with a try in the corner, and he led the injury-time charge from his own half that eventually saw Hugh Thomas touch down.
DARLINGTON MP 7 NUNEATON 44 by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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