- soft-lander
- noun see soft-land
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
soft-lander
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soft-lander — soft land·er … English syllables
soft-lander — noun see soft land … Useful english dictionary
soft-land — soft lander, n. /sawf land , soft /, v.t. 1. to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft land the module on the planet s surface. v.i. 2. to land slowly and without jarring impact: The craft will soft land on the moon. [1955 60] * … Universalium
soft-land — verb Etymology: back formation from soft landing Date: 1960 transitive verb to cause to make a soft landing on a celestial body (as the moon) intransitive verb to make a soft landing • soft lander noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lander — [lan′dər] n. a spacecraft designed to separate from an orbiting spacecraft and make a soft landing on a planet, moon, etc … English World dictionary
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