Belly-land (Verb)
Meaning
Land on the underside without the landing gear.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The pilot had to belly-land the plane in an emergency situation after its landing gear failed.
- The pilot's training and skill allowed him to belly-land the aircraft safely on the runway.
- After the gear malfunction, the flight crew prepared the passengers for a belly-land in a nearby field.
- The test pilot successfully belly-landed the experimental aircraft without any significant damage.
- During wartime, many aircraft were forced to belly-land on makeshift runways after suffering damage in combat.