soft landingn.

Brit.

/sɒf(t) ˈlandɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t) ˈlændɪŋ/,

/ˌsɑf(t) ˈlændɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., landing n.

Etymology: < soft adj. + landing n.

1. Astronautics. A controlled landing of a spacecraft during which no serious damage is incurred. Cf. soft adj. 9c.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > slow landing without damage

soft landing1950

1950 Baytown (Texas) Sun 30 Jan. 8/1 It will start falling toward the moon, and the next step will be to brake it sufficiently to make a soft landing.

1959 Washington Post 24 Mar. a6/4 He said the first ‘soft landing’ on the moon and return probably will be made with a multi-stage chemical-fueled vehicle.

1967 New Scientist 25 May 448/2 Each of these craft will consist of..an experimental capsule to enter the Martian atmosphere and..make a soft landing either by parachute or..by means of retro rockets.

1971 Guardian 1 July 1/5 The Soyuz made a normal re-entry and soft landing.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 July a15/6 Huygens is to parachute through the clouds and haze of Titan's thick nitrogen to try a soft landing for the first close look at the moon's landscape.

2. Economics. A situation in which economic growth slows and prices are stabilized, typically after a period of excess demand and inflation, without provoking a recession in the process.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > states or trends of the economy

inflation1821

economic cycle1832

recovery1843

downdraught1852

perfect competition1853

downturn1858

softness1872

slump1888

downtrend1890

sag1891

under-consumption1895

recession1905

downdrift1906

economic recession1908

air pocket1913

stickiness1913

trough1916

deflation1920

downswing1922

slowdown1922

scissors1924

scissors crisis1925

uptrend1926

reflation1932

depresh1933

upswing1934

stagnation1938

countercycle1944

fiscal cliff1957

turn-down1957

stagflation1965

soft landing1973

slumpflation1974

downer1976

1973 Newsweek 17 Sept. 65/2 Even if the President succeeds in pulling in the rampaging economy for a soft landing, of course, the arrival will be nonetheless bumpy for many.

1990 News Jrnl. (Wilmington) 9 July d3/2 We will continue to muddle through this ‘soft landing’ economic phase that is supposedly characterized by slow and sluggish, yet stable growth.

2004 Independent 30 July 39/2 The main household asset, the value of housing, is coming to the end of a long bull market, with the Bank of England seeking to manage a ‘soft landing’ for house prices.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1959 Oneonta (N.Y.) Star 12 Sept. 13/3 Venus satellite to obtain environmental and engineering data necessary for design of the Venus soft-landing probe.

1965 Guardian 29 Dec. 3/7 The Apollo moon landing programme..depends on highly sophisticated soft-landing techniques.

1983 New Scientist 17 Nov. 492/1 A soft-landing mission, whether or not it includes the return of a sample of material to Earth, provides the best means of detailed study of any specific asteroid.

2000 D. Leverington New Cosmic Horizons iv. 50 The Russians had an even worse success rate as all nine of their lunar spacecraft, seven of which had soft-landing modules, were failures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft landing
释义	soft landingn. Brit. /sɒf(t) ˈlandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t) ˈlændɪŋ/, /ˌsɑf(t) ˈlændɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., landing n. Etymology: < soft adj. + landing n. 1. Astronautics. A controlled landing of a spacecraft during which no serious damage is incurred. Cf. soft adj. 9c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > slow landing without damage soft landing1950 1950 Baytown (Texas) Sun 30 Jan. 8/1 It will start falling toward the moon, and the next step will be to brake it sufficiently to make a soft landing. 1959 Washington Post 24 Mar. a6/4 He said the first ‘soft landing’ on the moon and return probably will be made with a multi-stage chemical-fueled vehicle. 1967 New Scientist 25 May 448/2 Each of these craft will consist of..an experimental capsule to enter the Martian atmosphere and..make a soft landing either by parachute or..by means of retro rockets. 1971 Guardian 1 July 1/5 The Soyuz made a normal re-entry and soft landing. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 July a15/6 Huygens is to parachute through the clouds and haze of Titan's thick nitrogen to try a soft landing for the first close look at the moon's landscape. 2. Economics. A situation in which economic growth slows and prices are stabilized, typically after a period of excess demand and inflation, without provoking a recession in the process. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > states or trends of the economy inflation1821 economic cycle1832 recovery1843 downdraught1852 perfect competition1853 downturn1858 softness1872 slump1888 downtrend1890 sag1891 under-consumption1895 recession1905 downdrift1906 economic recession1908 air pocket1913 stickiness1913 trough1916 deflation1920 downswing1922 slowdown1922 scissors1924 scissors crisis1925 uptrend1926 reflation1932 depresh1933 upswing1934 stagnation1938 countercycle1944 fiscal cliff1957 turn-down1957 stagflation1965 soft landing1973 slumpflation1974 downer1976 1973 Newsweek 17 Sept. 65/2 Even if the President succeeds in pulling in the rampaging economy for a soft landing, of course, the arrival will be nonetheless bumpy for many. 1990 News Jrnl. (Wilmington) 9 July d3/2 We will continue to muddle through this ‘soft landing’ economic phase that is supposedly characterized by slow and sluggish, yet stable growth. 2004 Independent 30 July 39/2 The main household asset, the value of housing, is coming to the end of a long bull market, with the Bank of England seeking to manage a ‘soft landing’ for house prices. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1959 Oneonta (N.Y.) Star 12 Sept. 13/3 Venus satellite to obtain environmental and engineering data necessary for design of the Venus soft-landing probe. 1965 Guardian 29 Dec. 3/7 The Apollo moon landing programme..depends on highly sophisticated soft-landing techniques. 1983 New Scientist 17 Nov. 492/1 A soft-landing mission, whether or not it includes the return of a sample of material to Earth, provides the best means of detailed study of any specific asteroid. 2000 D. Leverington New Cosmic Horizons iv. 50 The Russians had an even worse success rate as all nine of their lunar spacecraft, seven of which had soft-landing modules, were failures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950
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