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bel⋅ly-land

  [bel-ee-land] Aeronautics
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–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.
Origin:
1940–45
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California Land Auction
1 Acre $290 Bid $65 Monthly Pine Trees Owner Financing
www.BillyLand.com
bel·ly-land   (běl'ē-lānd')
intr.v.   bel·ly-land·ed, bel·ly-land·ing, bel·ly-lands
To land an aircraft on its underside without aid of landing gear.
belly landing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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