Definition of Belly-land

1. Verb. Land on the underside without the landing gear.

Category relationships: Air, Air Travel, Aviation
Generic synonyms: Land, Set Down

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belly-land

belltowers
belluine
bellweather
bellweathers
bellwether
bellwethers
bellwort
bellworts
belly
belly-dance
belly-flop
belly-god
belly-gods
belly-land (current term)
belly-up
belly-up(p)
belly-wark
belly breathing
belly buster
belly busters
belly dance
belly dancer
belly dancers
belly dances

Literary usage of Belly-land

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical, on the Book of Psalms by Albert Barnes (1869)
"3 The wicked are estranged from the womb ; they go astray lies. i from the belly. land, and go straight through to work evil with your hands. ..."

2. The Mother's Handbook: A Guide in the Care of Young Children. by Edward Hazen Parker (1857)
"The belly land. The clothes. omitted, but if the nurse cannot conquer her prejudices in its favor, it is not worth while to have any contest about it. ..."

3. Boys' Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia of Athletic, Scientific, Outdoor and by William Clarke (1881)
"... usually termed the belly-land: for this purpose two holes were drilled through the lath, at equal distances * The anthor has been thus minute, ..."

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