soft-landed

A form of soft-land — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of soft-land
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APA

soft-landed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-landed

MLA

“soft-landed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-landed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft-landed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-landed.

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