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Meanings of ditching in English

Landing on water of an aircraft not designed for water landing or under emergency conditions.

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Examples for "emergency water landing"
Examples for "emergency water landing"
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The company also announced it recently passed the emergency water landing evacuation tests of the spacecraft, which is designed to touch down on land.
Wired
Usage of ditching in English
1
Abe has already made clear he does not favour ditching atomic power.
Reuters
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Abe has already made clear he does not favor ditching atomic power.
Reuters
3
Who knows, you might end up ditching the curling tongs for good.
The South African
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Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday ditching the 5c coin could make sense.
News.com.au
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Afterward, he does two days in Watson's lockup for ditching his group.
Nemesis
6
She stops short, almost ditching the tray of drinks in her hand.
Back on murder
7
I ran for the Scarecrow, ditching my blasting rod on the way.
Proven guilty
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If you are idly entertaining the idea of ditching your laptop, don't.
The Irish Times
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The pilot transmitted a mayday moments before ditching in the open ocean.
Rock and Ice Magazine
10
Between you ditching me and guns going off, I don't think so.
Stolen heat
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In small places, ditching must ordinarily be done wholly with hand tools.
Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
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AOL is ditching its AOL Music Now service in favor of Napster.
Wired
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It says it now faces higher costs from ditching the new refrigerant.
Reuters
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A woman looks unrecognisable after dropping 82kg by ditching her fast-food addiction.
News.com.au
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I have a beard, but I remark that I'm considering ditching it.
The Guardian
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Of course, choosing ditching the mental protection can have its own drawbacks.
Climbing Magazine
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New Zealand
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United States of America
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