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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dead stick en · ADV

Etymology

From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without aircraft-engine power.
    • He landed dead stick.

Forms

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dead stick en · NOUN

Etymology

From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

Meanings

  1. An unpowered propeller.
    • I had to land with a dead stick.
  2. (attributive, often) Failed aircraft power.
    • The 767 made a miraculous dead stick landing at an abandoned Canadian airfield.

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dead sticks Number=Plur lexicographic

dead stick en · VERB

Etymology

From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

Meanings

  1. To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.

Forms

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dead sticked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dead sticked Tense=Past lexicographic
deadstick alternative lexicographic

Relateds

stick the landing