deadstick

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verb

To land an aircraft without power.

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Meanings

verbdeadstick (third-person singular simple present deadsticks, present participle deadsticking, simple past and past participle deadsticked)

present singular third person deadsticks · participle present deadsticking · participle past deadsticked · past deadsticked · alternative dead stick · alternative dead-stick

  1. aeronauticsTo land an aircraft without power.
  2. fishingTo present the lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allow the bait to remain motionless for an extended period before retrieval.
adjectivedeadstick (not comparable)

alternative dead stick · alternative dead-stick

  1. not comparableaeronauticsDescribing the landing of an aircraft with no power from the engines.

Origin

From dead + stick.

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APA

deadstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstick

MLA

“deadstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadstick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstick.

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