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dead-stick landing
[ ded-stik ]
/ ˈdɛdˌstɪk /
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noun
Aeronautics, Aerospace. a landing of an airplane or space vehicle with the engine cut off.
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Origin of dead-stick landing
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby dead-stick landing
dead-smooth file, dead soldier, dead space, dead spindle, dead spot, dead-stick landing, dead stock, dead storage, dead time, dead tired, dead to rights
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