How to pronounce “touch and go”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (obsolete) Characterized by brief and transitory encounters.
• Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water).
• [Verb]
• (obsolete) To briefly encounter before moving on.
• (nautical) To touch bottom lightly and continue without damage, as a vessel in motion.
• (aviation) To perform a touch-and-go landing.

Practice Nearby Words

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