hard landing

noun

An excessively-forceful touchdown, potentially causing damage to the aircraft.

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Meanings

nounhard landing (countable and uncountable, plural hard landings)

plural hard landings

  1. countableuncountableaeronauticsAn excessively-forceful touchdown, potentially causing damage to the aircraft.
  2. countableuncountablespace flightAn uncontrolled landing that results in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.
  3. countableuncountableeconomicsA marked economic slowdown or downturn following a period of rapid growth.
verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of hard land
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APA

hard landing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20landing

MLA

“hard landing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20landing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard landing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20landing.

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