dead-stick landing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dead-stick landing
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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After breaking the speed record, Yates' plane was forced to make a dead-stick landing when a malfunctioning cell knocked out power to the motor.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2012
His Air Force pilot glided the plane back to International Airport, made a dead-stick landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
By a well-executed dead-stick landing in a farmer's field Pilot McDonnell saved his skin.
From Time Magazine Archive
After 83 complete orbits of the earth, if all goes according to plan, Engle will pilot the orbiter to another dead-stick landing on the dusty, dried-out old lake bed of California's Edwards Air Force Base.
From Time Magazine Archive
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