- three-point landing
- three′-point` land′ingn.aer. an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously•Etymology: 1925–30
From formal English to slang. 2014.
three-point landing
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three-point landing — /three poynt /, Aeron. an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
three-point landing — noun Date: 1918 an airplane landing in which the two main wheels of the landing gear and the tail wheel or skid or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously … New Collegiate Dictionary
three-pointlanding — three point landing (thrēʹpoint ) n. An airplane landing in which the two main wheels and the nose wheel, tail wheel, or tailskid all touch the ground simultaneously. * * * … Universalium
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Landing place — Landing Land ing, n. 1. A going or bringing on shore. [1913 Webster] 2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landing — n. coming down to earth 1) to make a landing 2) a belly; bumpy; crash; emergency; forced; hard; instrument; pancake; safe; smooth; soft; three point landing 3) a parachute landing level part of a staircase 4) on a landing * * * [ lændɪŋ] bumpy… … Combinatory dictionary
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Conventional landing gear — The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft … Wikipedia
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