amerrissage

French

Alternative forms

• amerissage
• amérissage

Etymology

From amerrir +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɛ.ʁi.saʒ/, /a.me.ʁi.saʒ/

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Noun

amerrissage m (plural amerrissages)

1. (aeronautics) splashdown (landing into water)
2. (aviation) ditching (crash-landing into water)

Related terms

• aglacissage
• aneigissage
• atterrissage

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: amerissagem, amerrissagem

Further reading

• “amerrissage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.