What does atterrissage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word atterrissage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atterrissage in French.

The word atterrissage in French means landing, come-down, emergency landing, smooth landing, soft landing, forced landing, blind landing, landing without gear, gear-up landing, belly landing, landing strip, runway, landing gear, undercarriage, landing area. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word atterrissage

landing

nom masculin (arrivée sur la terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le décollage et l'atterrissage se sont déroulés sans encombre.
Take-off and landing occurred with no problems.

come-down

nom masculin (figuré (retour aux réalités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après sa période d'euphorie, l'atterrissage fut douloureux.
After his period of euphoria, the come-down was painful.

emergency landing

nom masculin (avion : arrêt d'urgence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smooth landing, soft landing

nom masculin (avion : arrêt agréable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

forced landing

nom masculin (atterrissage de sécurité imprévu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blind landing

nom masculin (atterrissage aux instruments) (aviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec un tel temps, les pilotes ont dû effectuer un atterrissage sans visibilité.

landing without gear, gear-up landing, belly landing

nom masculin (figuré (atterrissage sans train d'atterrissage) (aviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'appareil a dû effectuer un atterrissage sur le ventre qui n'a heureusement fait aucune victime.

landing strip, runway

nom féminin (espace au sol pour avions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La piste d'atterrissage de cet aéroport est courte.

landing gear, undercarriage

nom masculin (avion : roues pour atterrir) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le train d'atterrissage des avions de ligne est amovible.

landing area

nom féminin (lieu pour atterrir) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce champ est utilisé comme zone d’atterrissage par les montgolfières.

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