crash-landv.

Brit.

/ˈkraʃland/,

/ˌkraʃˈland/, U.S.

/ˈkræʃˌlænd/,

/ˌkræʃˈlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crash n.¹, land v.

Etymology: < crash n.¹ + land v., after crash landing n.

a. intransitive. Of an aircraft: to land in a way which damages or destroys the craft, esp. in an accident or in emergency conditions. Also with the crew, passengers, etc., as subject: to be involved in a landing of this kind.

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1939 Nelson (N.Z.) Evening Mail 22 Feb. 7/3 Twelve single-seater navy pursuit planes crash landed over a wide area in the vicinity of Pensacola last night.

1976 C. Gabriel in Star Trek: New Voy. (1989) 14 We crash-landed in the glade.

2017 Express Online (Nexis) 21 July A hot air balloon narrowly missed cars on a busy road after it was forced to crash land when it suddenly blew off course.

b. transitive. To land (an aircraft) in a way which damages or destroys the craft, esp. in an accident or in emergency conditions.

ΚΠ

1941 Evening Standard 26 Mar. 3/3 He continued to attack another Messerschmitt at a low level until his ammunition was expended. He then crash-landed his airplane.

1985 E. Tanay in W. E. Kelly Post-traumatic Stress Disorder & War Veteran Patient iii. 39 These losses of control led to crash landing the helicopter.

1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 4 Branson crash-landed his hot-air balloon over the west coast of Scotland.

2001 Navy News Sept. 2/5 The Fulmar was shot to pieces, but Cdr Sykes managed to crash-land it in a paddy field, walking away from the wreckage unhurt.

2. intransitive. In extended use: to land roughly or heavily.

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1945 R. Lehmann in Penguin New Writing 24 20 The stage rocked madly on its trestles, John crash-landed beside her, bellowed in her ear.

1978 Sunday Times 4 June 15/4 I do not want to vomit, see through a red haze or crash-land in the flower-bed.

2013 @rosierichardss 11 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Oct. 2021) Actually can't believe how hard I crash landed on my bum last night tho, it hurts so much.

3. intransitive. figurative. To come to a sudden end, esp. in a disastrous, chaotic, or embarrassing manner.

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1963 Bristol (Pa.) Daily Courier 5 Oct. (Showtime Suppl.) 16/1 The four golden Crosby boys..have crash landed from premature stardom to the hard reality of the world.

1991 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) 21 Nov. b5/2 The Blue Bombers, winners of five games over the previous three seasons, had the fans jumping for joy after beating Penn Argyl and Southern Lehigh to open the season. The team crash-landed, however, losing its final nine games.

2008 Q May 69/1 Her dreams crash-landed as she answered ads in the back pages of the music papers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

crash-land v. [as a back-formation] (intransitive) also figurative.

ΘΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > land > make crash landing

pile1841

to come down1909

crash1912

crash-land1941

prang1943

1941 P. Richey Fighter Pilot 27 We learnt that Killy had got his Hun after all: it had crash-landed near Macon.

1946 R. Lehmann Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories 156 The stage rocked madly on its trestles, John crash-landed beside her, bellowed in her ear.

1959 Listener 22 Jan. 163/1 A body moving in a Lunik-type path will not normally crash-land upon the Moon..unless it is given a fresh impulse at the critical moment.

单词	crash-land
释义	crash-landv. Brit. /ˈkraʃland/, /ˌkraʃˈland/, U.S. /ˈkræʃˌlænd/, /ˌkræʃˈlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crash n.¹, land v. Etymology: < crash n.¹ + land v., after crash landing n. 1. a. intransitive. Of an aircraft: to land in a way which damages or destroys the craft, esp. in an accident or in emergency conditions. Also with the crew, passengers, etc., as subject: to be involved in a landing of this kind. ΚΠ 1939 Nelson (N.Z.) Evening Mail 22 Feb. 7/3 Twelve single-seater navy pursuit planes crash landed over a wide area in the vicinity of Pensacola last night. 1976 C. Gabriel in Star Trek: New Voy. (1989) 14 We crash-landed in the glade. 2017 Express Online (Nexis) 21 July A hot air balloon narrowly missed cars on a busy road after it was forced to crash land when it suddenly blew off course. b. transitive. To land (an aircraft) in a way which damages or destroys the craft, esp. in an accident or in emergency conditions. ΚΠ 1941 Evening Standard 26 Mar. 3/3 He continued to attack another Messerschmitt at a low level until his ammunition was expended. He then crash-landed his airplane. 1985 E. Tanay in W. E. Kelly Post-traumatic Stress Disorder & War Veteran Patient iii. 39 These losses of control led to crash landing the helicopter. 1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 4 Branson crash-landed his hot-air balloon over the west coast of Scotland. 2001 Navy News Sept. 2/5 The Fulmar was shot to pieces, but Cdr Sykes managed to crash-land it in a paddy field, walking away from the wreckage unhurt. 2. intransitive. In extended use: to land roughly or heavily. ΚΠ 1945 R. Lehmann in Penguin New Writing 24 20 The stage rocked madly on its trestles, John crash-landed beside her, bellowed in her ear. 1978 Sunday Times 4 June 15/4 I do not want to vomit, see through a red haze or crash-land in the flower-bed. 2013 @rosierichardss 11 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Oct. 2021) Actually can't believe how hard I crash landed on my bum last night tho, it hurts so much. 3. intransitive. figurative. To come to a sudden end, esp. in a disastrous, chaotic, or embarrassing manner. ΚΠ 1963 Bristol (Pa.) Daily Courier 5 Oct. (Showtime Suppl.) 16/1 The four golden Crosby boys..have crash landed from premature stardom to the hard reality of the world. 1991 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) 21 Nov. b5/2 The Blue Bombers, winners of five games over the previous three seasons, had the fans jumping for joy after beating Penn Argyl and Southern Lehigh to open the season. The team crash-landed, however, losing its final nine games. 2008 Q May 69/1 Her dreams crash-landed as she answered ads in the back pages of the music papers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas crash-land crash-land v. [as a back-formation] (intransitive) also figurative. ΘΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > land > make crash landing pile1841 to come down1909 crash1912 crash-land1941 prang1943 1941 P. Richey Fighter Pilot 27 We learnt that Killy had got his Hun after all: it had crash-landed near Macon. 1946 R. Lehmann Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories 156 The stage rocked madly on its trestles, John crash-landed beside her, bellowed in her ear. 1959 Listener 22 Jan. 163/1 A body moving in a Lunik-type path will not normally crash-land upon the Moon..unless it is given a fresh impulse at the critical moment. extracted from crashn.¹ < v.1939 as lemmas
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