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-lands
verb
as in touches down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- touches down
- lights
- lands
- crash-lands
- perches
- roosts
- alights
- settles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- takes off
- wings
- blasts off
- planes
- rises
- arises
- climbs
- ascends
- floats
- flies
- glides
- hangs
- soars
- hovers