An emergency landing in which an aircraft drops flat from a low altitude with no wheels deployed.

(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) That part of the Middle East, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.

An ideal place that does not exist in reality.

(colloquial) The television industry / (colloquial) The world as depicted on television.

(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.

(military) The ground between trenches where a soldier from either side would be easily targeted.

(poetic) The United States of America.

To land an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous conditions; usually results in damage to the craft and the possibility of loss of life.

The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.