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landing the plane

landing the plane is the present 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 landing the plane

What is landing the plane the present participle of?
Landing the plane is the present participle of land the plane.

Words near landing the plane in the dictionary

  1. landing ships
  2. landing stage
  3. landing stages
  4. landing strip
  5. landing strips
  6. landing the plane
  7. landing up
  8. landing upon
  9. landing vehicle tracked
  10. landing vehicles tracked
  11. landing waiter

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