belly-land

bel·ly-land

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bel-ee land]
- /ˈbɛl i lænd/
- /ˈbel.i lænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel-ee land]
- /ˈbɛl i lænd/

Definitions of belly-land word

verb with object belly-land (of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear. 1
verb without object belly-land (of an aircraft) to land directly on the fuselage, without using the landing gear. 1

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Origin of belly-land

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Belly-land

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Belly-land

belly-land popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.