ditching

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

Noun

  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. - 1990, Operator's Manual for Army U-21G...

Forms

ditchings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of ditch