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Noun: crash landing  krash'lan-ding
  1. An emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
    "The pilot's skill prevented fatalities during the crash landing"
Verb: crash-land (crash-landed,crash-landing,crash-lands)  krash land
  1. (air travel) make an emergency landing
    "The pilot managed to crash-land the plane in a field"

Derived forms: crash landings

Type of: emergency landing, forced landing, land, set down

Encyclopedia: Crash landing

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