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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Too many space enthusiasts, says Porter, assume that the descent on the moon would be "a simple . . . 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
While firemen, police and an ambulance assembled, he made several bungling attempts to land, then made a neat three-point landing before them all.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dance-hall customers also complained, although, after the cabaret took off from its Edinburgh street, it made a perfect three-point landing on a crag at sea without spilling a drink or disturbing the floor show.
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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