| landing | the act of coming to land after a voyage |
| landing | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface), the plane made a smooth landing, his landing on his feet was catlike |
forced landing
emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
| amphibious landing | a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion, MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines |
crash
smash | the act of colliding with something, his crash through the window, the fullback's smash into the defensive line |
| landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
blind flying
blind landing | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
aircraft landing
airplane landing | landing an aircraft |
| crash landing | an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
| three-point landing | a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time |
| instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
| crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
| diversionary landing | an amphibious diversionary attack |
Shiloh
battle of Shiloh
battle of Pittsburgh Landing | the second great battle of the American Civil War (), the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory |
airfield
landing field
flying field
field | a place where planes take off and land |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
| crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
| crash helmet | a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles, protects the head in case of accidents |
flight deck
landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
landing
landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
| landing | an intermediate platform in a staircase |
| landing craft | naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment |
| landing flap | a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing |
| landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
| landing net | a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water |
| landing skid | one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter |
| landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
crash course
crash program
crash programme | a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency), he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy, his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people, a crash programme is needed to create new jobs |
crash
wreck | a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles), they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane |
clang
clangor
clangour
clangoring
clank
clash
crash | a loud resonant repeating noise, he could hear the clang of distant bells |
| crash collapse | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |
| crash | (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative, the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since |
| head crash | (computer science) a crash of a read
write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) |
| landing party | a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore |
doss
doss down
crash | sleep in a convenient place, You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable |
| crash a go down e | stop operating, My computer crashed last night, The system goes down at least once a week |
| crash b | undergo a sudden and severe downturn, the economy crashed, will the stock market crash again? |
| crash dash | hurl or thrust violently, He dashed the plate against the wall, Waves were dashing against the rock |
crash
ram | undergo damage or destruction on impact, the plane crashed into the ocean, The car crashed into the lamp post |
| crash break up break apart | break violently or noisily, smash, |
| crash | cause to crash, The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace, Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost |
| crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly |
| crash | fall or come down violently, The branch crashed down on my car, The plane crashed in the sea |
| crash land | make an emergency landing |
barge in
crash
gate-crash | enter uninvited, informal, let's crash the party! |
| crash | move violently as through a barrier, The terrorists crashed the gate |
| crash | move with, or as if with, a crashing noise, The car crashed through the glass door |
| crash | make a sudden loud sound, the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night |
| crash | occupy, usually uninvited, My son's friends crashed our house last weekend |