crash-ˈland
1crash-land — crash lands, crash landing, crash landed also crash land V ERG If a pilot crash lands an aircraft, or if it crash lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot… …
2crash-land — crash′ land′ v. t. 1) aer. to land (an aircraft) in an emergency situation so that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable 2) aer. to crash land an aircraft • Etymology: 1940–45 crash′ land′ing, n …
3crash-land — crash landing, n. /krash land /, v.t. 1. to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable. v.i. 2. to crash land an aircraft. [1940 45; CRASH1 + LAND] * * …
4crash-land — [krash′land′] vt., vi. to bring (an airplane) down in a forced landing, esp. without use of the landing gear, so that some damage results crash landing …
5crash-land — ► VERB ▪ land roughly in an emergency …
6crash-land — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to land (an airplane) under conditions (as damaged landing gear or the absence of an adequate landing area) that result in structural damage usually extensive enough to prevent takeoff intransitive verb : to crash… …
7crash-land — verb Date: 1941 transitive verb to land (an airplane or spacecraft) under emergency conditions usually with damage to the craft intransitive verb to crash land an airplane or spacecraft • crash landing noun …
8crash land — see crash land …
9crash-land — /ˈkræʃ lænd/ (say krash land) verb (t) 1. to land (an aircraft) in an emergency in such a way that the minimum of damage is sustained. –verb (i) 2. to land an aircraft in this way. –crashlanding, noun …
10crash-land — verb (I, T) to crash a plane in a controlled way because it is damaged and cannot be flown any more …