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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Ditch

One American pitot was forced to ditch his jet in a Dubai airport.


Does it make sense? I was trying to know if we could use ‘ditch’ to mean an emergency landing not just on water but on the ground or anywhere. Thanks.

  

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anonymous Does it make sense? I was trying to know if we could use ‘ditch’ to mean an emergency landing not just on water but on the ground or anywhere. To me, 'ditch' means that the pilot ejects himself and lets his plane crash, anywhere.

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  • anonymous Does it make sense?
  • I was trying to know if we could use ‘ditch’ to mean an emergency landing not just on water but on the ground or anywhere.
  • To me, 'ditch' means that the pilot ejects himself and lets his plane crash, anywhere.
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anonymousDoes it make sense? I was trying to know if we could use ‘ditch’ to mean an emergency landing not just on water but on the ground or anywhere.

To me, 'ditch' means that the pilot ejects himself and lets his plane crash, anywhere.

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anonymous

One American pitot pilot was forced to ditch his jet in a Dubai airport.


Does it make sense? I was trying to know if we could use ‘ditch’ to mean an emergency landing not just on water but on the ground or anywhere. Thanks.

If you want to take the definition "abandon" or "get rid of",

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