crash land
See also: crashland and crash-land
English
editEtymology
editBack-formation from crash landing.
Verb
editcrash land (third-person singular simple present crash lands, present participle crash landing, simple past and past participle crash landed)
- To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous conditions; usually results in damage to the craft and the possibility of loss of life.
Translations
editTo land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
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