soft-land

[ sawf-land, soft- ]
/ ˈsɔfˌlænd, ˈsɒft- /

verb (used with object)

to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.

verb (used without object)

to land slowly and without jarring impact: The craft will soft-land on the moon.

Origin of soft-land

First recorded in 1955–60

OTHER WORDS FROM soft-land

soft-land·er, noun

Words nearby soft-land

soft-cover, soft-finned, soft-focus lens, soft-headed, soft-hearted, soft-land, soft-pedal, soft-rock geology, soft-sell, soft-shell, soft-shell clam