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crash-landing

  • present participle
    of crash-land.
    crash-land
    verb (used with object)
    to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.
  • a word derived from crash-land.
    crash-land
    verb (used with object)
    to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.

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"Those 'exorbitant fees' are the crash-landing of a system that hasn't been planned or funded properly," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

The win comes just four days after Russia’s crash-landing.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

"Hocus Pocus 2" is crash-landing on Disney+ on September 30 and it already has an advantage over the original which came out in theaters during the — blech — summer of 1993.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022

During a long Space Ranger mission, Buzz takes an unplanned detour and winds up crash-landing his ship and a sizable raft of humanity on an unfriendly planet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

Should have been retested after the crash-landing, at least.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein