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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On June 26, a meteorite streaked across the daytime sky and crash-landed in Atlanta, drawing attention across the US Southeast.
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New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth episode one reads:
When a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, a sister searches for her brother amidst an unexpected alien threat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Also in February, a Delta jet crash-landed in Toronto and flipped upside down.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
When a mysterious deep space research vessel crash-lands on Earth, a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery; Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant star.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth episode one reads:
When a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, a sister searches for her brother amidst an unexpected alien threat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Also in February, a Delta jet crash-landed in Toronto and flipped upside down.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
When a mysterious deep space research vessel crash-lands on Earth, a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery; Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant star.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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