The Clue
Touched down (6 letter answer)
The Answer
LANDED
Tags
Notes
The answer LANDED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Definition
LAND as a verb:
1. (land, set down) = reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
2. (land, put down, bring down) = cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
3. (bring, land) = bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
4. bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
5. deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
6. (land, set ashore, shore) = arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
7. (down, shoot down, land) = shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
LANDED as an adjective:
1. owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property"