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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Minutes before the plane crash-landed, the Muan International Airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the flight, a not-uncommon warning due to duck and goose habitats near the airport.
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Authorities were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 people who were killed when the plane crash-landed.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
The United States is now sending investigators to help determine what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash-land at Muan airport and slam into a concrete barrier on Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, the plane issued a mayday alert and crash-landed.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Authorities were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 people who were killed when the plane crash-landed.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
The United States is now sending investigators to help determine what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash-land at Muan airport and slam into a concrete barrier on Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, the plane issued a mayday alert and crash-landed.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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