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crash-land
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crash-land (krshlnd)
v. crash-land·ed, crash-land·ing, crash-lands
v.tr.
To land (an aircraft or spacecraft) under emergency conditions, usually with damage to the craft.
v.intr.
To land an aircraft or spacecraft under emergency conditions.
crash-land
vb
(Engineering / Aeronautics) to land (an aircraft) in an emergency causing damage or (of an aircraft) to land in this way
crash-landing  n
Translations
crash-land [ˈkræʃlænd]
A. VT [+ aircraft] → poner forzosamente en tierra
B. VI → aterrizar forzosamente


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