BELLY-LAND Definition & Meaning

belly-land

[ bel-ee-land ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

(of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.

verb (used without object)

(of an aircraft) to land directly on the fuselage, without using the landing gear.

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Origin of belly-land¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Returning from his 33rd mission, the mammoth Feb. 3, 1945, air raid on Berlin, Mr. Spiegel managed to belly-land on a frozen potato field in Reczyn, Poland.

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I think, too, if we belly-land——Better go around again, huh?”

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But there is a chance I can belly-land without that grenade blowing.

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