crash-land
verb
crash-landed; crash-landing; crash-lands
: to land (an airplane or spacecraft) under emergency conditions usually with damage to the craft
: to crash-land an airplane or spacecraft
crash landing
noun
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During World War II, an American pilot crash-landed close to Liangshan, where he is believed to have been captured by the Yi and turned into a kind of god-slave.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
However, the plane crash-landed in the Arizona desert on its way to New York from San Diego, according to Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The authorities continued trying to understand why the flight, which took off from Bangkok and was headed to Muan, crash-landed, speeding along the runway on its belly before crashing into a concrete structure and bursting into flames.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Minutes before the plane crash-landed, the Muan International Airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the flight, a not-uncommon warning due to duck and goose habitats near the airport.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
However, the plane crash-landed in the Arizona desert on its way to New York from San Diego, according to Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The authorities continued trying to understand why the flight, which took off from Bangkok and was headed to Muan, crash-landed, speeding along the runway on its belly before crashing into a concrete structure and bursting into flames.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Minutes before the plane crash-landed, the Muan International Airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the flight, a not-uncommon warning due to duck and goose habitats near the airport.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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