Definitions
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- verb To land an aircraft without power.
- adjective Describing the
landing of anaircraft with nopower from theengines
Etymologies
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dead + stick
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Examples
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Landing in a river instead of the open ocean or the city is "almost the best case" scenario for a "deadstick" landing, Waldock said.
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Landing in a river instead of the open ocean or the city is "almost the best case" scenario for a "deadstick" landing, Waldock said.
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Landing in a river instead of the open ocean or the city is "almost the best case" scenario for a "deadstick" landing, Waldock said.
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