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hard
not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. -
oleo strut
a hydraulic device used as a shock absorber in the landing gear of aircraft, consisting of an oil-filled cylinder fitted with a hollow, perforated piston into which oil is slowly forced when a compressive force is applied to the landing gear, as in a landing. -
splashdown
the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean. -
three-point landing
an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously. -
wave-off
(on an aircraft carrier) the last-minute signaling to an aircraft making its final landing approach that it is not to land on that particular pass but is to go around and come in again. -
amphibian
Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.