1. soft landing - Noun
2. soft landing - Verb
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload and/or the vehicle.
(countable, economics) A business cycle downturn which avoids recession.
(uncountable, chemistry) A form of mass spectrometry characterized by deposition of intact species on surfaces at low kinetic energies which precludes the fragmentation of the incident species.
soft landing (plural soft landings)
(rhythm games slang) sudden or extreme changes in speed.
soft landing
present participle of soft land
Atiku has reportedly discussed Obaseki with some PDP governors to give the embattled governor a soft landing. Source: Internet
Chinese officials marked the one-year anniversary of the Chang’e 4 mission’s historic first soft landing on the far side of the moon Friday with the public release of data collected by scientific instruments and cameras on the lunar lander and rover. Source: Internet
Chinese scientists have eyed the Red Planet as the next destination after a successful soft landing on the moon late last year. Source: Internet
He had a soft landing in the snow," Magnus Rissveds from Dalarna’s emergency services told newspaper Aftonbladet. Source: Internet
The report said the White House is looking for a soft landing spot for the three-star general, and potentially some place where he could continue his military career and earn a fourth star. Source: Internet
The soft landing allowed for more elaborate gymnastic feats in midair as the jump could be made at a greater distance. Source: Internet