- 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
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three-point landing
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three-point landing — [thrē′point′] n. a perfect airplane landing in which the main wheels and the tail wheel or nose wheel touch the ground at the same time … English World dictionary
three-point landing — A landing in which the aircraft touches down with all three of its wheels simultaneously. A three point landing is normal in a tail wheeled aircraft but is not recommended for aircraft with tricycle landing gear … Aviation dictionary
three-point landing — three′ point land′ing n. 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
three-point landing — /θri pɔɪnt ˈlændɪŋ/ (say three poynt landing) noun a smooth aircraft landing in which the two main wheels of the landing gear and the tail or nose wheel all touch the ground simultaneously …
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 a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time • Hypernyms: ↑aircraft landing, ↑airplane landing … Useful english dictionary
three-point landing — noun a landing of an aircraft on the two main wheels and the tailwheel or skid simultaneously … English new terms dictionary
Chinese (three-point) landing — a crash on the runway Punning on the mythical Oriental Wun Wing Lo. Tricycle undercarriages came later … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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
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 another … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
