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ditching

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verb/ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of ditchform-ofgerundparticiple

noun/ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. 1

    A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.

    • Model test and actual ditchings of various aircraft indicate that ditchings into the wall of water created by the major swell is roughly analogous to flying into a mountain.

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