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View synonyms for dead-stick landing
dead-stick landing
[ ded-stik ]
noun
- Aeronautics, Aerospace. a landing of an airplane or space vehicle with the engine cut off.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dead-stick landing1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Anyway, we breeze back, kill our engines, and make a dead-stick landing in that field close to Nina's house.
From Project Gutenberg
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