crash-land
verb
crash-landed; crash-landing; crash-lands
: to land (an airplane or spacecraft) under emergency conditions usually with damage to the craft
: to crash-land an airplane or spacecraft
crash landing
noun
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Penn State is in crash-landing mode on Wednesday after a dismal early signing day.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The mystical dagger is a piece of meteorite from when the mysterious evil creature crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago, as was explained in episode 4, per Decider.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
While Glinda doesn't intend for Madame Morrible to kill Nessa, it's implied the tornado that flies Dorothy's house into Oz and crash-lands it on top of Nessa is conjured up by Madame Morrible.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Then, on May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess crash-landed in Scotland to broker a peace between the Third Reich and the British Empire.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The mystical dagger is a piece of meteorite from when the mysterious evil creature crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago, as was explained in episode 4, per Decider.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
While Glinda doesn't intend for Madame Morrible to kill Nessa, it's implied the tornado that flies Dorothy's house into Oz and crash-lands it on top of Nessa is conjured up by Madame Morrible.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Then, on May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess crash-landed in Scotland to broker a peace between the Third Reich and the British Empire.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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