Phrase guide

crash land

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous conditions; usually results in damage to the craft and the possibility of loss of life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make an emergency landing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: land, set down

Narrower terms: ditch

History

Etymology

Back-formation from crash landing.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кацам принудително (kacam prinuditelno) — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迫降 (pòjiàng) — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Danish: nødlande — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Danish: forulykke — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Icelandic: brotlenda — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Irish: tuirling de thuairt — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Irish: tabhair chun talún de thuairt — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krasjlande — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krasjlanda — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Polish: lądować awaryjnie — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Polish: wylądować awaryjnie — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency
  • Swedish: kraschlanda — To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency