To alight upon the ground, e.g. from a vehicle, after a leap, etc. Esp. of an aircraft or spacecraft, or a person in one: to alight upon or reach…

intransitive. To descend and settle; (of something in flight) to land. Frequently with on, upon. Also figurative.

intransitive. Of an aviator: to land an aircraft.

intransitive. Of an aircraft or spacecraft, or its pilot: to land.

intransitive. To alight upon or reach the ground after flight; to land. Typically used of aircraft, spacecraft, or the people in them.

Various phrases. to hit the deck: (a) to go to bed; (b) to land an aircraft; (c) to fall to the ground; (d) to get up (from bed). colloquial.