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1.NounA landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.
2.NounA business cycle downturn which avoids recession.
3.NounA form of mass spectrometry characterized by deposition of intact species on surfaces at low kinetic energies which precludes the fragmentation of the incident species.
4.Verbpresent participle and gerund of soft land
5.NounSudden or extreme changes in speed."(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)"