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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Crash onto hangar roof injured 2 last year On June 16, 2025, a Beechcraft King Air 90 used by Skydive Kansas City crash-landed onto the roof of a hangar at New Century AirCenter in Johnson County, Kansas.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Ray Santilli, a music producer, claims that in 1993 he was shown real footage of an alien autopsy filmed by a US military veteran at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947 (when an alien aircraft is supposed to have crash-landed there).
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
From the big screen to the halls of Congress, aliens have crash-landed at the center of public conversation.
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Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
The film, a live-action adaptation of the Mattel franchise from director Travis Knight, follows Prince Adam of Eternia, who crash-lands on Earth as a child and is separated from his Sword of Power.
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Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Ray Santilli, a music producer, claims that in 1993 he was shown real footage of an alien autopsy filmed by a US military veteran at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947 (when an alien aircraft is supposed to have crash-landed there).
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
From the big screen to the halls of Congress, aliens have crash-landed at the center of public conversation.
—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
The film, a live-action adaptation of the Mattel franchise from director Travis Knight, follows Prince Adam of Eternia, who crash-lands on Earth as a child and is separated from his Sword of Power.
—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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