emergency landing
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- noun
- /ɪˈmɜrdʒənsi ˈlændɪŋ/
:
aterrizaje de emergencia
- This is Falcon Air requesting an emergency landing.
- make an emergency landing
- plane made an emergency landing
- pilot made an emergency landing
Plane breaks down mid flight, emergency landing in Iraq.
- Plane breaks down mid flight, emergency landing in Iraq.
Examples
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After experiencing turbulence, the aircraft successfully made an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
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When the pilot of Flight 1549 announced that they were making an emergency landing, passenger Ric Elias was certain he was going to die.
Blog text (4) -
Guys, we're going to have to make an emergency landing, okay?
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We're gonna have to go for an emergency landing.
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Prepare for an emergency landing.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we're executing an immediate emergency landing.
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694 has made an emergency landing at Lake Lucille, Louisiana.
Fiction book (1992) -
Less than one hour ago, British Aqualantic Flight 10 made an emergency landing after a bomb exploded mid-air.
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In April 2001, a U.S. spy plane made an emergency landing on the southern Chinese island of Hainan after a collision with a Chinese fighter jet.
Academic text (2003) -
July 9, 1945: A B-29 burns furiously after an emergency landing on Iwo Jima, Japan, while returning from a raid on the Japanese mainland.
Blog text (11)
Synonyms
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A landing that happens because of a sudden problem or bad weather
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an unscheduled landing because of a sudden incident' is directly and compositionally derived from 'emergency' (a sudden incident requiring immediate action) + 'landing' (the act of descending onto a surface). This is a straightforward noun-noun combination following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Emergency landing comes from a simple, literal scene: a pilot must make a quick landing because of an unexpected emergency, like engine failure or heavy fog. So it means an 'unplanned landing' made to avoid danger.