Definition of crash–land
transitive verb
: to land (an airplane or spacecraft) under emergency conditions usually with damage to the craft
intransitive verb
: to crash-land an airplane or spacecraft
crash landing
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1941
First Known Use of crash–land
1941
CRASH–LAND Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of crash–land for English Language Learners
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: to land (an airplane, helicopter, etc.) in an unusual way because of an emergency
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