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put (sth) down (somewhere)

phrasal verb with put
 
 
/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

When an aircraft puts down, it lands, and when pilots put down their aircraft, they land: She put down safely in the corner of the airfield.Moving downwardsFalling and droppingAviationTravelling by aircraftMovement through the air
(Definition of put (sth) down (somewhere) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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