belly-land
verb
bel·ly-land ˈbe-lē-ˌland 
belly-landed; belly-landing; belly-lands
intransitive verb
: to land an airplane on its undersurface without use of landing gear
belly landing noun
Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
belly-landed
verb
as in touched down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- touched down
- crash-landed
- lit
- landed
- perched
- alighted
- settled
- roosted
- lighted
- alit
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rose
- blasted off
- took off
- arose
- climbed
- ascended
- floated
- flew
- glided
- winged
- hung
- soared
- hanged
- hovered
- planed