hard landing

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noun

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

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

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Words nearby hard landing

hard-knock, hard knocks, hard labor, hard labour, hard-laid, hard landing, hard lens, hard light, hard line, hard-liner, hard lines

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My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
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However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
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And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
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Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
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"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.
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British Dictionary definitions for hard landing

hard landing

noun

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

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

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