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crash landing

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crash landing
n.
An emergency landing by an aircraft or spacecraft.
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Noun1.crash landing - an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)crash landing - an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
emergency landing, forced landing - an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
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crash landing n → atterraggio forzato, atterraggio di fortuna
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The plane deviated from its original destination, crash landing in the town of Mirny, situated east of Siberia.
Russian military plane crashes killing 11 by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
KARACHI, October 27, 2009 (Balochistan Times): A Russian plane, carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan , Tuesday made crash landing at Karachi airport, aviation officials said.
Russian NATO plane makes crash landing in Karachi by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
A PILOT was "lucky to be alive" after a dramatic light aircraft crash landing prompted a rescue operation on a Merseyside beach.
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