💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tailstrike"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bird strikenoun | (aviation) A collision between a bird and an aircraft, especially one that causes an accident. |
| heel strikenoun | Alternative form of heelstrike. [The action of the heel striking the ground when walking or running.] |
| heelstrikenoun | The action of the heel striking the ground when walking or running. |
| air strikenoun | (military) An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles. |
| downstrikenoun | A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion. |
| takedownnoun | Enforced removal of material from a website, etc. |
| unstartnoun | A sudden compressor stall that can occur in the jet engines of supersonic aircraft. |
| suicide burnnoun | (astronautics) A method of soft-landing a rocket with a well-timed, high-thrust engine burn starting at the last possible second, such that it reaches a vertical speed of zero at precisely or almost precisely at the exact moment that it touches the landing pad and the engine shuts down. |
| airstrikenoun | Alternative form of air strike. [(military) An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.] |
| touchdownnoun | (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. |
| flat tyrenoun | A tyre of a motor vehicle that is deflated, especially one deflated because of a puncture when in use. |
| aircrashnoun | (nonstandard) An airplane crash. |
| stoopnoun | A stooping, bent position of the body. |
| groundingnoun | Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline. |
| tailgatingnoun | The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle. |
| shockstallnoun | Alternative form of shock stall. [(aviation) A stall (“sudden loss of lift”) caused when the airflow over an aircraft's wings is disturbed by shock waves that occurs at a specific Mach number when the aircraft is accelerating to transonic speeds.] |
| snargenoun | (military, aviation, slang) The remains of a bird after it has collided with an airplane (in a bird strike), especially a turbine engine. |
| token strikenoun | A short strike or work stoppage to signal strength and preparedness. |
| back slapnoun | (sports) An encouraging pat on one's back. |
| t-bonenoun | A T-bone steak. |
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