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Noun: crash landing  krash'lan-ding
  1. An emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
Verb: crash land (crash landed,crash landing,crash lands)  krash land
  1. (air travel) make an emergency landing

Derived forms: crash landings

Type of: emergency landing, forced landing, land, set down

Encyclopedia: Crash landing