Meanings
nouncrash landing (plural crash landings)
plural crash landings
- The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.
Translations
Danish nødlanding
- nødlandinglanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Finnish pakkolasku
- pakkolaskulanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
German Bruchlandung, Notlandung
- Bruchlandunglanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
- Notlandunglanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Hebrew נְחִיתַת אֹנֶס
- נְחִיתַת אֹנֶס (neẖitát ónes)landing of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Polish lądowanie awaryjne
- lądowanie awaryjnelanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Russian авари́йная поса́дка
- авари́йная поса́дка (avaríjnaja posádka)landing of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Swedish kraschlandning
- kraschlandninglanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Tagalog pabagsak na pagdungka
- pabagsak na pagdungkalanding of an aircraft in an emergency — see also emergency landing
Cite this entry
APA
crash landing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20landing
MLA
“crash landing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20landing. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crash landing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20landing.
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