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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmergency Landing
/ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi ˈlændɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unplanned descent and landing by an aircraft made because of urgent circumstances, such as mechanical failure, severe weather, or a medical crisis on board.
"The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a nearby field after both engines failed." - 2
A touchdown executed under duress to save lives when normal flight operations become impossible.
"Air traffic control cleared the runway immediately to prepare for the incoming emergency landing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'emergency', originating from Medieval Latin 'emergentia' (an unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action), and 'landing', from Old English 'landian' (to come ashore or touch ground). The specific aviation collocation gained widespread usage with the advent of powered flight and commercial aviation safety regulations in the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Emergency Landing" is said worldwide
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atterrissage d'urgence
Transliteration: a-te-ʁi-saʒ dyʁ.ʒɑ̃s
"L'avion a effectué un atterrissage d'urgence en raison d'une panne moteur."
Notlandung
Transliteration: noːtˌlandʊŋ
"Die Maschine musste eine Notlandung auf dem Wasser durchführen."
atterraggio di emergenza
Transliteration: at-ter-rad-dʒo di e-mer-ɡen-tsa
"Il pilota ha eseguito un atterraggio di emergenza senza incidenti."
aterrizaje de emergencia
Transliteration: a-te-ri-ˈsa-xe de e-mer-ˈxen-sja
"El vuelo comercial realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia por precaución."
pouso de emergência
Transliteration: ˈpow.zu dʒi i.mɛʁˈʒẽ.sja
"O aeroporto foi fechado após o pouso de emergência da aeronave."
आपातकालीन लैंडिंग
Transliteration: aapatkalin landing
"तकनीकी खराबी के कारण विमान की आपातकालीन लैंडिंग कराई गई।"
紧急降落
Transliteration: jǐnjí jiàngluò
"由于发动机故障，客机被迫进行紧急降落。"
비상 착륙
Transliteration: bisang changnyuk
"기체 결함으로 인해 조종사가 비상 착륙을 시도했습니다."
緊急着陸
Transliteration: kinkyū chakuriku
"悪天候のため機体は緊急着陸を余儀なくされた。"
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