landed
v.v. to arrive on the ground after flying or traveling through the air. You can use it for planes, birds, or even people jumping.
v. to come down to the earth or a surface after a period of flight or suspension. Transitive when referring to the act of bringing a craft to the ground; intransitive when describing the arrival itself.
The plane landed safely at the airport.
After a long flight across the ocean, the pilot finally landed the aircraft on the narrow runway.
The eagle circled the canyon several times before it finally landed on a high rocky ledge to consume its prey in peace.
Inherited from Middle English londed, from Old English ġelandod. By surface analysis, land + -ed.
The verb is both transitive (to land a plane) and intransitive (the plane landed).
The plane was landed at 6 PMThe plane landed at 6 PMLearners often use the passive voice for the arrival of a flight, but 'land' is usually intransitive in this context.