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- [krash land]
- /kræʃ lænd/
- /kræʃ lænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krash land]
- /kræʃ lænd/
Definitions of crash-land word
- verb crash-land If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally. 3
- verb crash-land to land (an aircraft) in an emergency causing damage or (of an aircraft) to land in this way 3
- verb transitive crash-land to bring (an airplane) down in a forced landing, esp. without use of the landing gear, so that some damage results 3
- verb with object crash-land to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable. 1
- verb without object crash-land to crash-land an aircraft. 1
- intransitive verb crash-land make emergency landing 1
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Origin of crash-land
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; crash1 + land
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Parts of speech for Crash-land
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crash-land popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% 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.
Synonyms for crash-land
verb crash-land
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
Antonyms for crash-land
verb crash-land
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- straighten — make straight
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
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