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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One person was killed and another was critically injured when two helicopters collided and crash-landed in Hammonton, New Jersey, on Sunday morning, authorities said.
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Ashley Carnahan , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Both helicopters crash-landed on the ground, and one was engulfed in flames, police wrote on Facebook.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Penn State is in crash-landing mode on Wednesday after a dismal early signing day.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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
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Ashley Carnahan , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Both helicopters crash-landed on the ground, and one was engulfed in flames, police wrote on Facebook.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Penn State is in crash-landing mode on Wednesday after a dismal early signing day.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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