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View synonyms for crash-land

crash-land

[ krash-land ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing land is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.

verb (used without object)

  1. to crash-land an aircraft.

crash-land

verb

  1. to land (an aircraft) in an emergency causing damage or (of an aircraft) to land in this way

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcrash-ˌlanding, noun

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Other Words From

  • crash-landing noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crash-land1

First recorded in 1940–45; crash 1 + land

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