"soft-landing" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of soft-land Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: soft-land
    Sense id: en-soft-landing-en-verb-IgATHUKd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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