dead-stick landing
[ ded-stik ]
/ ˈdɛdˌstɪk /
noun
Aeronautics, Aerospace.
a landing of an airplane or space vehicle with the engine cut off.
Origin of dead-stick landing
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby dead-stick landing
dead-nettle,
dead-on,
dead-reckon,
dead-smooth,
dead-smooth file,
dead-stick landing,
dead-tree,
deadbeat,
deadbeat dad,
deadbolt,
deadboy