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dead-stick landing

dead-stick landing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded-stik]
    • /ˈdɛdˌstɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded-stik]
    • /ˈdɛdˌstɪk/

Definition of dead-stick landing words

  • noun dead-stick landing Aeronautics, Aerospace. a landing of an airplane or space vehicle with the engine cut off. 1
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Origin of dead-stick landing

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Dead-stick landing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dead-stick landing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for dead-stick landing

noun dead-stick landing

  • instrument landing — an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
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