ditching
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ditching
- present participle and gerund of ditch
Noun edit
ditching (plural ditchings)
- (aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
- 1990, Operator's Manual for Army U-21G Aircraft:
- Model test and actual ditchings of various aircraft indicate that ditchings into the wall of water created by the major swell is roughly analogous to flying into a mountain.