Ditching

//ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ditch form-of, gerund, participle, present

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hookytruancy

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"The world is horrible. I'm ditching it and moving to another planet. I'll found a colony where everything will be just perfect, a real utopia. I'll tell everybody what to do (for their own good and the good of the colony, of course) and they'll do it. Or else. But all for the prosperity and well-being of the colonists. You understand."

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crash landing

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