three-point landing
Americannoun
noun
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an aircraft landing in which the two main wheels and the nose or tail wheel all touch the ground simultaneously
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a successful conclusion
Etymology
Origin of three-point landing
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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What TV needs are more bad interviews--unpredictable showdowns that don't glide to a safe three-point landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The instruments can pick up a plane 15 to 35 miles away at 3,000 feet altitude and glide it in to a perfect three-point landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
After arguing amiably with his pilot, Major Hugh F. McCaffrey, about the best place to land, he roared in, made a perfect three-point landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
And indeed the three-point landing makes it into Mary and Rhoda, the long-awaited--if ultimately disappointing--movie that revisits one of the most renowned friendships in TV.
From Time Magazine Archive
They made a three-point landing on the outskirts of Capetown, and she told Jem he hadn’t given her anything to say for ten minutes and she wasn’t going to play any more if he didn’t.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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