ditching

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/ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ditch
nounditching (plural ditchings)

plural ditchings

  1. aeronauticsA deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.

    Model test and actual ditchings of various aircraft indicate that ditchings into the wall of water created by the major swell is roughly analogous to flying into a mountain.

    1990, Operator's Manual for Army U-21G Aircraft

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hookytruancy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ditching

pitchingstitchingitchingtwitchinghitching
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Cite this entry
APA

ditching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditching

MLA

“ditching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditching. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditching.

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