Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To land an aircraft on its underside without aid of landing gear.
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Examples
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WARSAW—The captain of a Polish jetliner who managed to safely belly-land his plane after its landing gear failed was lauded as a hero Wednesday, helping redeem the reputation of Polish aviators in the wake of last year's crash that killed the country's president and other leaders.
Poland Celebrates Hero Pilot Gordon Fairclough 2011
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World-Wide *** Poland celebrated the captain of a jetliner who managed to safely belly-land his plane after its landing gear failed, helping redeem the reputation of Polish aviators in the wake of last year's crash that killed the country's president and other leaders.
What's News— 2011
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With the interphone knocked out, Swenson turned over the controls to his co-pilot and crawled to the rear of the plane to alert the gunners that he was going to belly-land at sea.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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With the interphone knocked out, Swenson turned over the controls to his co-pilot and crawled to the rear of the plane to alert the gunners that he was going to belly-land at sea.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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I remembered the video of the DC-10 somersaulting into the cornfield in Sioux City, and the fascinating tape of the 747 almost managing to belly-land just off the beach on that island off the coast of Africa.
Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999
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I remembered the video of the DC-10 somersaulting into the cornfield in Sioux City, and the fascinating tape of the 747 almost managing to belly-land just off the beach on that island off the coast of Africa.
Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999
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I remembered the video of the DC-10 somersaulting into the cornfield in Sioux City, and the fascinating tape of the 747 almost managing to belly-land just off the beach on that island off the coast of Africa.
Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999
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He kicked harder on the rudder, losing two hundred feet fast, and straightened up just in time to belly-land a few yards short of the posts.
Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974
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But there _is_ a chance I can belly-land without that grenade blowing.
Space Platform Murray Leinster 1935
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 4 (UPI) -- Two young female pilots managed to safely belly-land a plane carrying 10 people in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a day after the craft had similar landing gear problems.
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