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crash-land

[ krash-land ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing land is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.


verb (used without object)

  1. to crash-land an aircraft.

crash-land

verb

  1. to land (an aircraft) in an emergency causing damage or (of an aircraft) to land in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ-ˌԻ徱Բ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -ԻiԲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crash-land1

First recorded in 1940–45; crash 1 + land
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There’s a more than 1% chance the asteroid will make its way toward Earth and crash-land on the planet in December 2032.

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Another study showed that a group of frogs called pumpkin toadlets had become so small that the fluid-filled canals in their ears that confer balance no longer functioned properly, causing them to crash-land when jumping.

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The aircraft did manage to crash-land along the highway but slammed into a concrete sound barrier and burst into flames, killing both pilots.

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Rather than bail out over Germany and risk being captured as a prisoner of war — especially given that he was Jewish — Mr. Spiegel managed to crash-land in Soviet-occupied Poland.

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Both characters are humanoids from faraway planets who crash-land on Earth.

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