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deadstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dead-stick
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To land an aircraft without power.

verb

To present the lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allow the bait to remain motionless for an extended period before retrieval.

adj

Describing the landing of an aircraft with no power from the engines.

Etymology

From dead + stick.

Inflected Forms

deadsticks (present, singular) deadsticking (participle, present) deadsticked (participle, past) deadsticked (past) dead stick (alternative) dead-stick (alternative)

Phrases

deadstick landing

Questions

What does deadstick mean?
To land an aircraft without power.
Where does deadstick come from?
From dead + stick.

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