forced landing
noun
Simple meaning
An unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances not under the pilot's control.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹstˈlændɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
An emergency aircraft landing made under adverse circumstances, such as engine failure, fire, or adverse weather conditions, beyond the control of the pilot.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
Used this way, forced landing is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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