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Technically speaking, landing is coming to rest after making contact with the ground.
Yes, but isn't it supposed to be smooth rather than violent?
Ships land, as do planes, drones, and skydivers.
Meteorites crash, fall ... uh ... collide with ... but land?
Mazurek said the meteorite came with a barn he bought in 1988 in
Edmore. He said the farmer who sold him the property told him it
landed in his backyard in the 1930s.
Did he mean that ironically? "Meteorite landed": a quick google search returns 30,000 results.
I mean, come on. John Harrington comes to mind:
Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason?
For if it prosper,
none dare call it Treason.
Any thoughts?
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Technically speaking, landing is coming to rest after making contact with the ground.
Yes, but isn't it supposed to be smooth rather than violent?
Ships land, as do planes, drones, and skydivers.
Meteorites crash, fall ... uh ... collide with ... but land?
Mazurek said the meteorite came with a barn he bought in 1988 in
Edmore. He said the farmer who sold him the property told him it
landed in his backyard in the 1930s.
Did he mean that ironically? "Meteorite landed": a quick google search returns 30,000 results.
I mean, come on. John Harrington comes to mind:
Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason?
For if it prosper,
none dare call it Treason.
Any thoughts?
connotation
asked 1 hour ago
Ricky
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You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
1
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
1
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
1
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
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18 mins ago
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Technically speaking, landing is coming to rest after making contact with the ground.
Yes, but isn't it supposed to be smooth rather than violent?
Ships land, as do planes, drones, and skydivers.
Meteorites crash, fall ... uh ... collide with ... but land?
Mazurek said the meteorite came with a barn he bought in 1988 in
Edmore. He said the farmer who sold him the property told him it
landed in his backyard in the 1930s.
Did he mean that ironically? "Meteorite landed": a quick google search returns 30,000 results.
I mean, come on. John Harrington comes to mind:
Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason?
For if it prosper,
none dare call it Treason.
Any thoughts?
connotation
asked 1 hour ago
Ricky
13.8k43074
Technically speaking, landing is coming to rest after making contact with the ground.
Yes, but isn't it supposed to be smooth rather than violent?
Ships land, as do planes, drones, and skydivers.
Meteorites crash, fall ... uh ... collide with ... but land?
Mazurek said the meteorite came with a barn he bought in 1988 in
Edmore. He said the farmer who sold him the property told him it
landed in his backyard in the 1930s.
Did he mean that ironically? "Meteorite landed": a quick google search returns 30,000 results.
I mean, come on. John Harrington comes to mind:
Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason?
For if it prosper,
none dare call it Treason.
Any thoughts?
connotation
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You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
1
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
1
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
1
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
– Ricky
18 mins ago
 |Â
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3
You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
1
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
1
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
1
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
– Ricky
18 mins ago
3
3
You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
1
1
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
1
1
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
1
1
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
– Ricky
18 mins ago
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
– Ricky
18 mins ago
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The verb land is a verbification of the noun land. So there is not really any "smoothness" inherent to the word. Sure, a meteorite crashes, collides, impacts, destroys, ploughs into, wrecks land, but in every case, the space rock makes contact with the land. It "lands."
On a side note, a plane can land violently, but a meteorite simply 'lands,' unless you personify its action with, say, the wraths of the gods. :)
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The expression "Landing a blow" comes to mind.
It seems to indicate that landing is not necessarily a gentle one.
(As for "hit" - it does indeed seem better for a meteorite. But it has a slightly different meaning. The quote you supplied wanted to make the point that the meteorite was there.)
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27 mins ago
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A Google Books search shows “hit†as a more common verb used in relation to meteorites reaching the Earth.
Land is also used, probably on the following connotation:
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height:
- The ball landed at the far side of the court.
(Dictionary.com)
From Perspectives on Astronomy :
Meteorites hit Earth every day, and occasionally a large one can form a crater.
answered 1 hour ago
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It's strange that none of the answers already given chose to rely on a dictionary definition.
land
intransitive verb
2c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)
// landed on my head
// The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
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sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
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The phrase make landfall means
to reach land after a journey by sea or air
and this describes exactly how a meteoroid arrives to become a meteorite. Indeed it describes the arrival of a space rock far better than the arrival of a ship, which does not fall to land, or a plane, which must not fall to land.
The meteorite made landfall
Otherwise it could be a falling star or a shooting star if its attempt to immigrate with a new name fails.
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
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5 Answers
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5 Answers
5
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
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up vote
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The verb land is a verbification of the noun land. So there is not really any "smoothness" inherent to the word. Sure, a meteorite crashes, collides, impacts, destroys, ploughs into, wrecks land, but in every case, the space rock makes contact with the land. It "lands."
On a side note, a plane can land violently, but a meteorite simply 'lands,' unless you personify its action with, say, the wraths of the gods. :)
answered 1 hour ago
Carly
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up vote
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The verb land is a verbification of the noun land. So there is not really any "smoothness" inherent to the word. Sure, a meteorite crashes, collides, impacts, destroys, ploughs into, wrecks land, but in every case, the space rock makes contact with the land. It "lands."
On a side note, a plane can land violently, but a meteorite simply 'lands,' unless you personify its action with, say, the wraths of the gods. :)
answered 1 hour ago
Carly
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up vote
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up vote
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The verb land is a verbification of the noun land. So there is not really any "smoothness" inherent to the word. Sure, a meteorite crashes, collides, impacts, destroys, ploughs into, wrecks land, but in every case, the space rock makes contact with the land. It "lands."
On a side note, a plane can land violently, but a meteorite simply 'lands,' unless you personify its action with, say, the wraths of the gods. :)
answered 1 hour ago
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The verb land is a verbification of the noun land. So there is not really any "smoothness" inherent to the word. Sure, a meteorite crashes, collides, impacts, destroys, ploughs into, wrecks land, but in every case, the space rock makes contact with the land. It "lands."
On a side note, a plane can land violently, but a meteorite simply 'lands,' unless you personify its action with, say, the wraths of the gods. :)
answered 1 hour ago
Carly
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answered 1 hour ago
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The expression "Landing a blow" comes to mind.
It seems to indicate that landing is not necessarily a gentle one.
(As for "hit" - it does indeed seem better for a meteorite. But it has a slightly different meaning. The quote you supplied wanted to make the point that the meteorite was there.)
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The expression "Landing a blow" comes to mind.
It seems to indicate that landing is not necessarily a gentle one.
(As for "hit" - it does indeed seem better for a meteorite. But it has a slightly different meaning. The quote you supplied wanted to make the point that the meteorite was there.)
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
The expression "Landing a blow" comes to mind.
It seems to indicate that landing is not necessarily a gentle one.
(As for "hit" - it does indeed seem better for a meteorite. But it has a slightly different meaning. The quote you supplied wanted to make the point that the meteorite was there.)
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
The expression "Landing a blow" comes to mind.
It seems to indicate that landing is not necessarily a gentle one.
(As for "hit" - it does indeed seem better for a meteorite. But it has a slightly different meaning. The quote you supplied wanted to make the point that the meteorite was there.)
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
answered 59 mins ago
ispiro
1798
1798
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
add a comment |Â
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
Good answer. ....
– Ricky
27 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
A Google Books search shows “hit†as a more common verb used in relation to meteorites reaching the Earth.
Land is also used, probably on the following connotation:
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height:
- The ball landed at the far side of the court.
(Dictionary.com)
From Perspectives on Astronomy :
Meteorites hit Earth every day, and occasionally a large one can form a crater.
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.4k855132
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
A Google Books search shows “hit†as a more common verb used in relation to meteorites reaching the Earth.
Land is also used, probably on the following connotation:
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height:
- The ball landed at the far side of the court.
(Dictionary.com)
From Perspectives on Astronomy :
Meteorites hit Earth every day, and occasionally a large one can form a crater.
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.4k855132
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
A Google Books search shows “hit†as a more common verb used in relation to meteorites reaching the Earth.
Land is also used, probably on the following connotation:
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height:
- The ball landed at the far side of the court.
(Dictionary.com)
From Perspectives on Astronomy :
Meteorites hit Earth every day, and occasionally a large one can form a crater.
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.4k855132
A Google Books search shows “hit†as a more common verb used in relation to meteorites reaching the Earth.
Land is also used, probably on the following connotation:
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height:
- The ball landed at the far side of the court.
(Dictionary.com)
From Perspectives on Astronomy :
Meteorites hit Earth every day, and occasionally a large one can form a crater.
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.4k855132
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.4k855132
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
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up vote
1
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It's strange that none of the answers already given chose to rely on a dictionary definition.
land
intransitive verb
2c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)
// landed on my head
// The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
1
sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
It's strange that none of the answers already given chose to rely on a dictionary definition.
land
intransitive verb
2c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)
// landed on my head
// The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
1
sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
It's strange that none of the answers already given chose to rely on a dictionary definition.
land
intransitive verb
2c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)
// landed on my head
// The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
It's strange that none of the answers already given chose to rely on a dictionary definition.
land
intransitive verb
2c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)
// landed on my head
// The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
8,41421532
answered 3 mins ago
michael.hor257k
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sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
add a comment |Â
1
sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
1
1
sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
sorry, but I did provide the relevant definition of land here.
– user240918
59 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
That might be just humor, overused to the point of becoming commonplace.
– Ricky
46 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
The phrase make landfall means
to reach land after a journey by sea or air
and this describes exactly how a meteoroid arrives to become a meteorite. Indeed it describes the arrival of a space rock far better than the arrival of a ship, which does not fall to land, or a plane, which must not fall to land.
The meteorite made landfall
Otherwise it could be a falling star or a shooting star if its attempt to immigrate with a new name fails.
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
The phrase make landfall means
to reach land after a journey by sea or air
and this describes exactly how a meteoroid arrives to become a meteorite. Indeed it describes the arrival of a space rock far better than the arrival of a ship, which does not fall to land, or a plane, which must not fall to land.
The meteorite made landfall
Otherwise it could be a falling star or a shooting star if its attempt to immigrate with a new name fails.
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
The phrase make landfall means
to reach land after a journey by sea or air
and this describes exactly how a meteoroid arrives to become a meteorite. Indeed it describes the arrival of a space rock far better than the arrival of a ship, which does not fall to land, or a plane, which must not fall to land.
The meteorite made landfall
Otherwise it could be a falling star or a shooting star if its attempt to immigrate with a new name fails.
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
The phrase make landfall means
to reach land after a journey by sea or air
and this describes exactly how a meteoroid arrives to become a meteorite. Indeed it describes the arrival of a space rock far better than the arrival of a ship, which does not fall to land, or a plane, which must not fall to land.
The meteorite made landfall
Otherwise it could be a falling star or a shooting star if its attempt to immigrate with a new name fails.
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
edited 33 secs ago
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
answered 11 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,431312
1,431312
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
I thought it was pretty humorous.
– Ricky
4 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Plus one, of course.
– Ricky
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
Thank you although its prime intention was to provide a relevant word.
– Weather Vane
3 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
So what. Verdi composed "Rigoletto" to please his mistress.
– Ricky
2 mins ago
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3
You can crash land.
– Pam
1 hour ago
@Pam: You could, but that would be inelegant.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
1
Wait, this isn’t a trick question involving the distinction between meteorite and meteoroid, one of which has already "landed", is it? :)
– Pam
56 mins ago
1
I've never heard of ships "landing", They "enter port", but "land"?
– WS2
24 mins ago
1
@WS2: Oh, come on. For a moment I thought you were forgetting your classics, and was about to say something mildly derisive on that score, but then it occurred to me I could just google it. Here you go: explo-re.com/giant-cruise-ship-landed-venice
– Ricky
18 mins ago