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Definition of Crash land
1. Verb. Make an emergency landing.
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
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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