Crash-land
[krash-land] /ˈkræʃˈlænd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable.
verb (used without object)
2.
to crash-land an aircraft.
verb
1.
to land (an aircraft) in an emergency causing damage or (of an aircraft) to land in this way
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