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soft-land

[ sawf-land, soft- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact:

    to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.



verb (used without object)

  1. to land slowly and without jarring impact:

    The craft will soft-land on the moon.

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Other Words From

  • soft-lander noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-land1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

A soft land breeze rustled in the shrouds, and the great sails filled with a gentle flapping.

A soft land breeze, all sweet with garden smells, fanned their faces as the girls lay there.

The soft land-breeze had begun to blow and stirred the mist that rolled down the dark rocks behind the town.

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