Soft-land
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Soft-land is a verb meaning (transitive, intransitive, astronautics, aviation) To land (a vehicle or other payload) on the surface of a body in such a manner that it survives the landing mostly or entirely intact and is usable or able to operate, at least briefly, following touchdown.
Meaning
(transitive, intransitive, astronautics, aviation) To land (a vehicle or other payload) on the surface of a body in such a manner that it survives the landing mostly or entirely intact and is usable or able to operate, at least briefly, following touchdown.
Example Sentences
The Spirit and Opportunity rovers were soft-landed on Mars in 2004.
The crate of supplies soft-landed in the drop zone under its parachute, allowing the soldiers to replenish their food and ammo for the next few days of fighting.
Word Forms
- soft-lands
- soft-landing
- soft-landed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autoland, airland, carry on, on board, pull in, wash out.
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