hard landing

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.

hard landing

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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We may be coming in for a hard landing.

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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.

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Belfast City Airport has reopened to flights on Monday, a day after its runway closed when a plane was damaged in a "hard landing", but some delays are expected.

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