单词 | air landing |
释义 | air landingn. Now chiefly Military. An instance of landing an aircraft, (now) esp. to deposit troops, equipment, or supplies. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing landing1784 alighting1914 air landing1919 touchdown1935 dead-stick landing1946 set-down1951 1919 Los Angeles Times 18 May vi. 4/5 (headline) Air landings at Del Monte. 1940 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 25 May 22/2 The newspapers pointed out that local defence volunteers were not..intended to be the main means of resistance against attempted air landings. 1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 May 13 A collision between two helicopters earlier in the exercise prompted extra caution for other parts of the air landing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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