Definition of Crash land

1. Verb. Make an emergency landing.

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

Definition of Crash land

1. Verb. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crash Land

crash barrier
crash barriers
crash box
crash boxes
crash cart
crash course
crash courses
crash cymbal
crash diet
crash diets
crash dive
crash gearbox
crash helmet
crash helmets
crash hot
crash land (current term)
crash landing
crash landings
crash out
crash program
crash programme
crash space
crash test
crash test dummy
crash tests
crash trolley
crashable
crashdump
crashdumps
crashed

Literary usage of Crash land

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

1. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"Almost all of these gliders had to crash-land into their LZs rather than stop in a normal way, but amazingly few lives were lost.3 The famous "Rommel's ..."

2. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"... but Flynn's aircraft was also severely damaged, partly from Alexander's bullets, and had to crash land—the first pilot in the unit to be shot down in ..."

3. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"Almost all of these gliders had to crash-land into their LZs rather than stop in a normal way, but amazingly few lives were lost.3 The famous "Rommel's ..."

4. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"... but Flynn's aircraft was also severely damaged, partly from Alexander's bullets, and had to crash land—the first pilot in the unit to be shot down in ..."

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