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dead sticking

dead sticking is the present participle and gerund of dead stick.

Meaning of dead stick

Verb

dead stick (third-person singular simple present dead sticks, present participle dead sticking, simple past and past participle dead sticked)

  1. To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.

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Questions about dead sticking

What is dead sticking the present participle and gerund of?
Dead sticking is the present participle and gerund of dead stick.

Words near dead sticking in the dictionary

  1. dead spots
  2. dead stand
  3. dead stands
  4. dead stick
  5. dead sticked
  6. dead sticking
  7. dead sticks
  8. dead stock
  9. dead stocks
  10. dead stop
  11. dead stops

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