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crash landing vs emergency landing

emergency landing vs crash landing

crash landing and emergency landing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crash landing Yes No No No
emergency landing Yes No No No
As nouns, emergency landing is a hypernym of crash landing; that is, emergency landing is a word with a broader meaning than crash landing:
  • crash landing: an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
  • emergency landing: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
Other hypernyms of crash landing include forced landing.
crash landing (noun) emergency landing (noun)
an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
Difference between crash landing and emergency landing

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