soft-land

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sôf′land′, soft′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
soft-land  (sôf′land′, soft′-),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Aerospaceto cause to land slowly and without jarring impact:to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.

v.i. 
  1. Aerospaceto land slowly and without jarring impact:The craft will soft-land on the moon.
  • 1955–60
soft′-land′er, n. 

'soft-land' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
soft landing

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