touchdown
/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/
touchdown
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short oo vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
touc - hdown -> touchdown
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘On touchdown, all three landing gears were sheared and the aircraft underside was substantially damaged.’
- ‘After touchdown, the aircraft's drag chute malfunctioned during deployment.’
- ‘The model's tough, trailing link gear system absorbs most reasonable impacts and even some unreasonable ones to smooth the most ham-handed touchdowns.’
- ‘Grandma remarked that she didn't even feel our touchdown and would fly with me anywhere.’
- ‘The copilot watered my eyes with an excellent landing; and at touchdown, CITS flagged the anti-skid system.’
- ‘After the second touchdown, the aircraft began to track to the left and the left wing tip contracted the terrain.’
- ‘The shuttle was on its way home at last, and fast approaching its designated landing site with 10 minutes left until touchdown.’
- ‘In addition, don't forget about the wind: The more wind there is, the better off you'll be because of the slower touchdown.’
- ‘After a smooth touchdown, the Fort rolled down the runway.’
- ‘From letdown to touchdown, settling the airplane on the runway is a true art.’
- ‘At touchdown, the platform securely captures the landing gear and then lowers the fighter to the mother ship's backbone.’
- ‘As the aircraft approached touchdown, I hoped for the best, feared for the worst, and quietly, crossed my fingers.’
- ‘Don't just fly the aircraft to touchdown; fly it to your parking spot.’
- ‘I keep the trim moving and the power up to try to cushion the actual touchdown, and most of my landings are acceptable, if not always worth bragging about.’
- ‘It was only a few short moments before touchdown that disaster struck.’
- ‘The gear lights came on just before touchdown as the aircraft firmly settled to the runway at full power.’
- ‘Tailwinds produce excessive rolling speeds prior to lifting off and following touchdown.’
- ‘Swiss, American and Belgian airlines made regular touchdowns at the airport.’
- ‘I said we required immediate landing and assistance on touchdown.’
- ‘The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.’
Synonyms
land, stop, arrive, come to rest, a landing, arrival, coming in, descent, goal, landing, point, score, six points, touching down, try
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