Phrase guide
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Sound
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verb
To complete a gymnastic or other athletic routine involving leaps, vaults, somersaults, etc. by landing firmly, solidly, and flawlessly on one's feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To execute a flawless landing (of an aircraft, rocket, or space capsule).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, astronautics, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To complete a process in an impressive and conclusive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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History
Evidently by metaphor with sticking (placing quickly, thrusting) something quite accurately into a specific place. The term is not specific to aviation: see stick. Thus, this term evidently does not come from a reference to an aircraft's stick (“control stick”). It also does not involve the same metaphor as deadstick landing, whose stick is, originally, a wooden propeller that has lost its engine power.
