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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The film follows a boy from the distant future who crash-lands in 2075 after misusing a time-travel suit, forming a poignant bond with Iris, a lonely girl raised by a robot.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 14 June 2025
Brodie briefly contacts the airline's emergency hotline, but the operator doesn't believe the flight crash-landed in hostile territory.
—EW.com, 13 June 2025
But when Chief, the ornery stray, gets overruled into helping his pack assist a boy who’s crash-landed on their trash island, Cranston really nails it.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Then, things get bumpy at Prodigy City when a huge spaceship crash-lands right in the middle of it.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 June 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 14 June 2025
Brodie briefly contacts the airline's emergency hotline, but the operator doesn't believe the flight crash-landed in hostile territory.
—EW.com, 13 June 2025
But when Chief, the ornery stray, gets overruled into helping his pack assist a boy who’s crash-landed on their trash island, Cranston really nails it.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Then, things get bumpy at Prodigy City when a huge spaceship crash-lands right in the middle of it.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 June 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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