Aterrizar
Example: El avión va a aterrizar en el aeropuerto pronto.
Definition
"Aterrizar" means to bring an aircraft down to the ground safely or to arrive on land after being in the air or at sea. For example, a plane will aterrizar when it lands at the airport after a flight.
Etymology
The word "aterrizar" comes from the Spanish prefix 'a-' meaning 'to' and 'tierra' meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It literally means 'to make land' or 'to reach the earth,' reflecting the action of an aircraft or object coming down to the ground.
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"Aterrizar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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