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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An irregular or emergency landing in which an aircraft drops flat to the ground from a low altitude.
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- noun An
emergency landing in which anaircraft drops flat from alow altitude with nowheels deployed .
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