Hurricane touched down
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El huricán aterrizó en las Carolinas.
Is aterrizar the proper verb to say the hurricane 'touched down' (or 'hit land') in the Carolinas?
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updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by lkelly
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The Spanish language Wikipedia uses the phrase tocar tierra
El huracán tocó tierra el día 29 a 70 millas náuticas de la Ceiba como un huracán categoría 2
updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by KevinB
Thanks KevinB! I didn't think about using Spanish Wikipedia. - lkelly, Sep 8, 2010
It's a handy reference, especially for phrases. - KevinB, Sep 8, 2010
