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dead stick

noun, adv, verb — 4 senses

dead stick

noun

Etymology From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

1

An unpowered propeller.

  • I had to land with a dead stick.
2

Often Failed aircraft power.

  • The 767 made a miraculous dead stick landing at an abandoned Canadian airfield.

dead stick

adv

Etymology From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

1

Without aircraft-engine power.

  • He landed dead stick.

dead stick

verb

Etymology From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

1

To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.

Related terms
stick the landing

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