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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Wendy and her fellow hybrids snap into action when a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, endangering Wendy’s brother Joe and unleashing not just the classic xenomorph but a host of other deadly species.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
When the Maginot crash-lands in nearby New Siam, Wendy (Sydney Chandler), as the hybrid has rechristened herself, sees the opportunity to flex her new gifts.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Two people were rescued after a small plane crash-landed in the Everglades in Broward County Tuesday morning, officials say.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Hogan starred as intergalactic warrior Shep Ramsey, forced to lie low in American suburbia after a spaceship crash-landed in the action comedy.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
When the Maginot crash-lands in nearby New Siam, Wendy (Sydney Chandler), as the hybrid has rechristened herself, sees the opportunity to flex her new gifts.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Two people were rescued after a small plane crash-landed in the Everglades in Broward County Tuesday morning, officials say.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Hogan starred as intergalactic warrior Shep Ramsey, forced to lie low in American suburbia after a spaceship crash-landed in the action comedy.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash-land. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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