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Meanings of emergency water landing in English

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

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        Examples for "ditching"
        1
        Abe has already made clear he does not favour ditching atomic power.
        Reuters
        2
        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
        4
        Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday ditching the 5c coin could make sense.
        News.com.au
        5
        Afterward, he does two days in Watson's lockup for ditching his group.
        Nemesis
        Usage of emergency water landing in English
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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