| 单词 | force-land |
| 释义 | > as lemmasforce-land force-land v. (see forced adj. 2d). force-land d. forced landing: the unpremeditated landing of an aircraft in an emergency; hence force-land v. intr., to make a forced landing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > emergency forced landing1917 a wing and a prayer1943 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > land > make emergency landing force-land1917 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 8 That aerial highwayman the forced landing. 1921 Flight 13 440/2 They left Croydon..in a Goliath, which had, unfortunately, to force-land at Amiens. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station i. 44 This machine was crashed as a result of a forced landing. 1936 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 40 28 An engine failure is defined as engine trouble (apart from fuel system) causing a forced landing. 1958 Oxf. Mail 21 Jan. 1/1 A United States Navy plane..force-landed about 450 miles from its destination. 1961 L. van der Post Heart of Hunter viii. 120 Some R.A.F. men..had made a forced landing in the desert. < as lemmas |
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