"touch down" meaning in English

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        "past"
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      "form": "touched down",
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      "form": "touchdown",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To land an aircraft or spacecraft."
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        [
          "aircraft",
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        [
          "spacecraft",
          "spacecraft"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) To land an aircraft or spacecraft."
      ],
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        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
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            "Ball games",
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      "glosses": [
        "To score a touchdown"
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      "links": [
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          "American football",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(American football) To score a touchdown"
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        "ball-games",
        "football",
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          "ref": "2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Centre Shontayne Hape scored two tries for England before the break, while Georgia number eight Dimitri Basilaia touched down to make it 17-10 at half-time.",
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        "(rugby) To score a try."
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock."
        }
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        "To land an aircraft or spacecraft."
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          "land",
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          "spacecraft",
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        "(aviation) To land an aircraft or spacecraft."
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        "(rugby) To score a try."
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