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three-point landing

[ three-point ]

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.

three-point landing

noun

  1. an aircraft landing in which the two main wheels and the nose or tail wheel all touch the ground simultaneously
  2. a successful conclusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of three-point landing1

First recorded in 1925–30

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