Touch down

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Expected Announcement

Listen for 'touch down' in airport announcements, indicating planes landing soon. Slide

Attention passengers: Flight 302 is expected to touch down at 6:45 PM.

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Space Missions

'Touch down' is used when spacecraft land on planets or the moon. Slide

The rover touched down on Mars smoothly.

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Aviation Routine

'Touch down' refers to a routine part of flights, not usually an emergency. Slide

After a long flight, we felt relieved to finally touch down.