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I found the below in the BBC article about the solar plane which just landed in Hawaii:

"The plane circled above the airport a few times before coming into land"

Doesn't "Into land" mean the plane will shortly bury itself into a hillside? Or, is it simply a British usage rather than "in to land"? Pete :cheers:
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The British usage would be interpreted such that the plane had recently been bequeathed some kind of property on account of a wealthy benefactor leaving it a large country pile in their Will.

Possibly even with a title.

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