belly-land

[bel-ee-land]

bel·ly-land

[bel-ee-land] Aeronautics
verb (used with object)
1.
(of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of an aircraft) to land directly on the fuselage, without using the landing gear.

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Belly-land is always a great word to know.
So is elastic modulus. Does it mean:
coefficients expressing ratio of stress applied to body to resulting strain in the body
proportionality between applied force and resulting change in length of a given spring

Origin:
1940–45
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belly-land

verb
land on the underside without the landing gear 
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