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forced landing

forced landing noun: an emergency aircraft landing made under adverse circumstances, such as engine failure, fire, or adverse weather conditions, beyond the control of the pilot.

Noun

forced landing (plural forced landings)

  1. An emergency aircraft landing made under adverse circumstances, such as engine failure, fire, or adverse weather conditions, beyond the control of the pilot.

Forms of forced landing

pluralforced landings

Questions about forced landing

What does forced landing mean?
Forced landing means an emergency aircraft landing made under adverse circumstances, such as engine failure, fire, or adverse weather conditions, beyond the control of the pilot.
What part of speech is forced landing?
Forced landing is a noun.
What is the plural of forced landing?
The plural of forced landing is forced landings.

Words near forced landing in the dictionary

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  2. forced labor
  3. forced laborer
  4. forced laborers
  5. forced labour
  6. forced landing
  7. forced march
  8. forced marches
  9. forced medicine
  10. forced meme
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