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landed the plane

landed the plane is the simple past and past participle of land the plane.

Meaning of land the plane

Verb

land the plane (third-person singular simple present lands the plane, present participle landing the plane, simple past and past participle landed the plane)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.

Questions about landed the plane

What is landed the plane the simple past and past participle of?
Landed the plane is the simple past and past participle of land the plane.

Words near landed the plane in the dictionary

  1. landed in someone's lap
  2. landed on
  3. landed on one's feet
  4. landed societies
  5. landed society
  6. landed the plane
  7. landed up
  8. landed upon
  9. landed with
  10. landed with one's bum in the butter
  11. Landefeld

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