belly-land

belly-land — verb

  • belly-landpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • belly-lands3rd person singular
  • belly-landing-ing form
  • belly-landedpast simple

1. to bring an aircraft down to the ground onto the lower part of its body instead

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to bring an aircraft down to the ground onto the lower part of its body instead of on its wheels, usually because the wheels cannot be lowered or opened.

例句

The pilot prepared to belly-land the damaged cargo plane on the empty strip of beach.

transitive: pilot belly-lands + plane

After both engines failed, the small aircraft had to belly-land in a muddy field.

intransitive: aircraft belly-lands (no object)

同義詞
  • crash-land

    broader term that includes belly-landing but also covers any emergency landing that may damage the aircraft

  • make an emergency landing

    more general — includes all types of unplanned landings, not specifically gear-up landings

  • land gear-up

    technical aviation synonym; describes the same procedure but as a verb phrase

反義詞

文法句型

pilot belly-lands + noun phrase (the plane)

the aircraft belly-lands (no object)

用法筆記

Frequently used in aviation emergency reports and training manuals. The transitive pattern (a pilot belly-lands an aircraft) is the most common in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌The pilot belly-landed on the runway.' (when meaning the pilot crashed).
✅The pilot belly-landed the plane on the runway.
💡The transitive form needs a direct object (the aircraft); the intransitive form describes the aircraft itself, not the pilot.
❌The plane belly-landed gear.
✅The plane belly-landed.' or 'The pilot belly-landed the plane.
💡'Belly-land' already means 'land without gear'; you do not add 'gear' as an object.