hard landing

American  

noun

1. Aeronautics.  an uncontrolled or rough landing by an aircraft or spacecraft, usually resulting in damage.

2. Economics.  an economic downturn or recession after a period of strong demand and expansion.

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hard landing British  

noun

1. a landing by a rocket or spacecraft in which the vehicle is destroyed on impact

2. a sharp fall into recession following a sustained period of economic growth

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Example Sentences

“The key takeaway remains: if the economy avoids a hard landing, the AI trade—which is a secular, multiyear theme of productivity growth—will simply carry on,” said Tigay at Catalyst Hedged Equity Fund.

From Barron's

But the rate-setter said there is a growing risk of a “hard landing” that would involve “recession dynamics.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result of a hard landing, the BOE would be confronted with “an even more dramatic inflation undershoot” than in a bumpy landing.

From The Wall Street Journal

We may be coming in for a hard landing.

From Los Angeles Times

Marco Chan, a former pilot and a senior lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University in the UK, agreed that the aircraft was banking to the right, and appeared to have made a hard landing - meaning a high rate of descent.

From BBC