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crash-land

verb

Definition of crash-landnext
as in to belly-land

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Recent Examples of crash-land 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 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 Published by Amazon Original Stories for its Kindle platform last year, the story told of a group of mercenaries that crash-land on a remote snow summit. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Okarun and Jiji — ejected from the Buddha robot — crash-land in a nearby rice field. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crash-land
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-land
  1. belly-land
  2. land
  3. alight
  4. touch down
  5. roost
  6. light
  7. perch
Verb
  • Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport.
    — David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of belly-land
Verb
  • This year, the treasurer expects distributions from September bills to begin landing in October.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • With the Moon in your sign squaring Mercury in your career sector, a comment, reaction, or bit of feedback could land harder than expected.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of land
Verb
  • Their gaze is increasingly alighting on Europe, the world’s second-largest consumer market.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This shimmering, sonorous work, from one of our greatest living directors, moves through the peculiar landscapes of human interaction with certainty, eccentricity and grace, alighting on a generous if rueful conclusion.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of alight
Verb
  • Long before President Xi's plane touches down, someone will have decided where the two leaders would meet, who would host, and how the room would be arranged.
    — Leslie John, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For its fifth installment, Vogue World is making an international voyage to Italy, touching down in Milan today, Tuesday, September 22—the first day of Milan Fashion Week.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of touch down
Verb
  • Cave myotis generally roost in dark environments, like caves, mines, tunnels, and buildings, per NABat.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Though monarchs migrate alone, they are often seen huddled in trees roosting.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of roost
Verb
  • Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jim Harbaugh, enough with the positive enthusiasm and light a fire under your troops.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of light
Verb
  • An oxpecker in dark plumage and a bright orange bill perched on the crown of the rhino’s head like the king’s fool.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The triplex penthouse is perched high above the Milan skyline, with landscaped terraces.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of perch

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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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