crash-land
verb
crash-landed; crash-landing; crash-lands
: to land (an airplane or spacecraft) under emergency conditions usually with damage to the craft
: to crash-land an airplane or spacecraft
crash landing
noun
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Based on preliminary information, the Falcon 9 rocket part was dragged out of orbit in an uncontrolled manner, which is likely why the vehicle appeared to reenter Earth’s atmosphere over Europe and crash-land this week.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Yarl’s family have also expressed frustration with Lester and prosecutors in the case
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Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger who was on the Toronto flight that crash-landed and flipped upside-down.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Canada: The authorities are investigating what caused a plane to crash-land and flip over on the runway in Toronto yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Simu Liu was flying to Toronto on the day a Delta plane crash-landed at the city’s Pearson International Airport on Monday, Feb.17.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Yarl’s family have also expressed frustration with Lester and prosecutors in the case
Read All About It
Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger who was on the Toronto flight that crash-landed and flipped upside-down.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Canada: The authorities are investigating what caused a plane to crash-land and flip over on the runway in Toronto yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Simu Liu was flying to Toronto on the day a Delta plane crash-landed at the city’s Pearson International Airport on Monday, Feb.17.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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