The pilot made an unexpected touchdown because of engine trouble.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
touch-down — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nel football americano, marcatura ottenuta quando il pallone si trova oltre la linea di porta avversaria | area in cui si può realizzare tale marcatura {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di… … Dizionario italiano
touch down — ► touch down 1) (of an aircraft or spacecraft) land. 2) Rugby touch the ground with the ball behind the opponents goal line, scoring a try. 3) American Football score six points by being in possession of the ball behind the opponents goal line.… … English terms dictionary
touch down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms touch down : present tense I/you/we/they touch down he/she/it touches down present participle touching down past tense touched down past participle touched down if an aircraft or space vehicle touches down,… … English dictionary
touch down — the plane is expected to touch down in San Juan Syn: land, alight, come down, put down, arrive … Thesaurus of popular words
touch·down — /ˈtʌʧˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs 1 [count] American football : a score that is made by carrying the ball over the opponent s goal line or by catching the ball while standing in the end zone He scored a touchdown. The quarterback threw a touchdown… … Useful english dictionary
touch down — verb a) To land an aircraft. The plane will touch down in Heathrowat about 2 oclock. b) To score a touchdown … Wiktionary
touch down — phr verb Touch down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tornado … Collocations dictionary
touch down — 1》 Rugby touch the ground with the ball behind the opponents goal line, scoring a try. 2》 American Football score six points by being in possession of the ball behind the opponents goal line. 3》 (of an aircraft or spacecraft) land. → touch … English new terms dictionary
touch down — PHRASAL VERB When an aircraft touches down, it lands. [V P] Spacecraft Columbia touched down yesterday... [V P] The first large contingent of troops touches down on American soil today. Syn: land … English dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
