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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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.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
In August, a plane that departed from North Perry crash-landed in the Everglades.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The first film follows an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adopted by a young girl and her older sister.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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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.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
In August, a plane that departed from North Perry crash-landed in the Everglades.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The first film follows an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adopted by a young girl and her older sister.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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