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I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?
Paul Merton

Meaning of "air crash" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AIR CRASH

air crash  [ɛə kræʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR CRASH

noun
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conjunction
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Air crash is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIR CRASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

air crash

Aviation accidents and incidents

An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, where a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible. The first fatal aviation accident occurred in a Wright Model A aircraft at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, on 17 September 1908, resulting in injury to the pilot, Orville Wright and death of the passenger, Signal Corps Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge. An aviation incident is defined as an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft that affects or could affect the safety of operations. An accident in which the damage to the aircraft is such that it must be written off, or in which the plane is destroyed is a hull loss accident.

Definition of air crash in the English dictionary

The definition of air crash in the dictionary is a crash involving one or more aircraft.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIR CRASH


brash
bræʃ
cornbrash
ˈkɔːnˌbræʃ
crash
kræʃ
gytrash
ˈɡaɪtræʃ
midrash
ˈmɪdræʃ
overrash
ˌəʊvəˈræʃ
postcrash
ˌpəʊstˈkræʃ
precrash
priːˈkræʃ
rash
ræʃ
stonebrash
ˈstəʊnˌbræʃ
thrash
θræʃ
trash
træʃ
white-trash
waɪt træʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR CRASH

air cargo
air cavity
air chamber
air chief marshal
air cleaner
Air Command
air commodore
air conditioning
air consignment note
air corridor
air cover
air current
air curtain
air cushion
air cylinder
air dam
air disaster
air display
air duct
air embolism

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR CRASH

barber´s rash
car crash
concertina crash
diaper rash
disk crash
gate-crash
heat rash
multiple crash
napkin rash
nappy rash
nettle rash
pash rash
plane crash
road rash
trailer trash
train crash
water brash
white trash

Synonyms and antonyms of air crash in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «air crash» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR CRASH

Find out the translation of air crash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air crash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air crash» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空难
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

accidente aéreo
570 millions of speakers

English

air crash
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विमान दुर्घटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحطم طائرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

авиакатастрофа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acidente aéreo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু ক্র্যাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accident d´avion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemalangan udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flugzeugabsturz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飛行機墜落事故
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공기 충돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kacilakan udhara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai nạn máy bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விமான விபத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एअर क्रॅश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uçak kazası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incidente aereo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katastrofie lotniczej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

авіакатастрофа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accident aviatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αεροπορικό δυστύχημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vliegtuig ongeluk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flygolycka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flyulykken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air crash

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The term «air crash» is regularly used and occupies the 83.946 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air crash

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2 QUOTES WITH «AIR CRASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word air crash.
1
Paul Merton
I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?
2
Keith Moon
I was a rust repairer. I was a rust repairer and full-time survivor. I survived all the major earthquakes, and the Titanic, and several air crash.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR CRASH»

Discover the use of air crash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air crash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Air Crash Northumberland
Air Crash Northumberland
‎2008
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Air Crash Investigations: Horror in Guam, the Crash of ...
On August 6, 1997, about 0142:26 Guam local time, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam.
Igor Korovin, 2010
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Air Crash Investigations: Tenerife Airport Disaster, the ...
On Sunday, March 27, 1977 KLM Flight 4805 and PANAM Flight 1736 both approached Las Palmas Airport in the Canary Islands, when a terrorist's bomb exploded on the airport.
Allistair Fitzgerald, 2010
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Air Crash Investigations: POLISH PRESIDENT DIES in AIR CRASH ...
POLISH PRESIDENT DIES in AIR CRASH the Crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 Igor Korovin. AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS POLISH PRESIDENT DIES IN AIR CRASH The Crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 Igor Korovin, editor ...
Igor Korovin, 2011
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Black Box: The Air-crash Detectives : why Air Safety is No ...
The author presents a comprehensive investigation into the causes of modern air disasters and discusses methods used by air-crash detectives in order to determine if the accident was due to pilot error, weather, maintenance, or mechanical ...
Nicholas Faith, 1997
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Air Crash Investigations: The END of the CONCORDE ERA, the ...
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS Over the last decades flying has become an every day event, there is nothing special about it anymore. Safety has increased tremendously, but unfortunately accidents still happen. Every accident is a source for ...
George Cramoisi, 2010
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Air Crash Investigations: The Crash of Alaska Airlines ...
On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines, Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, was on its way from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle, Washington, when suddenly the horizontal stabilizer of the plane jammed.
Allistair Fitzgerald, 2009
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Air Crash Investigations: LOST PROPELLER BLADE KILLS 8, the ...
Other. Air. Crash. Investigations: On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747-237B was on its way from Montreal, Canada, to London when it was blown up while in Irish airspace, and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. 329 people ...
Hans Griffioen, 2011
9
Mackay's flying fortress: the story of Australia's worst air ...
In March 1943, an American Flying Fortress begins daily transport service, ferrying American GIs from the jungle battlefields of New Guinea to the US Army Rest Area in Mackay, Qld, for R&R leave.
Robert S. Cutler, 2003
10
Air Crash Investigations: Running Out of Fuel, How Air ...
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS Over the last decades flying has become an every day event, there is nothing special about it anymore. Safety has increased tremendously, but unfortunately accidents still happen. Every accident is a source for ...
George Cramoisi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR CRASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air crash is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ketchikan doesn't skip a beat as tourists pour in after fatal air crash
Cruise ship passengers Denik Hartwich, David Hartwich and Corvyn Hartwich check their mobile devices in front a gift store in downtown ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
2
Memorial for the 41 killed in military air crash
Paratropper Pte Robin Michael Andrews from Mirfield was just 18 when he died along with 40 others in the Hastings crash, near Oxfordshire, ... «Batley News, Jul 15»
3
Taiwan pilot shut off engine before air crash: report
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council report says the captain of a TransAsia Airways mistakenly switched off the plane's only working ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
Pilot saves himself by gliding pig-shaped balloon after in-air crash
PROVO, Utah -- A pig-shaped hot-air balloon crashed into a tree and caught fire at a balloon festival in Utah, cutting the pilot's face. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
5
No Malaysians involved in Medan air crash
Kuala Lumpur: The Consulate General of Malaysia in Medan, Indonesia, has confirmed that no Malaysians were involved in the crash of a ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
6
At least 142 dead in Indonesia air crash, as officials suggest …
At least 142 people were on Wednesday known to have died when an Indonesian air force plane came down in the nation's third largest city a ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
7
Fire Service Response: Seville, Spain, Air Crash Mobilizes Public …
The Airbus Defense & Space Company is a consortium that manufactures military aircraft. It is a branch of Airbus Industries, the European ... «FireEngineering.com, Jul 15»
8
Indonesian Air Crash: Over 140 people feared dead as clean-up …
More than 140 people were feared dead after a military transport plane crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern ... «Ukraine Today, Jul 15»
9
Military air crash kills dozens in Indonesia
An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a hotel and residential area in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on Tuesday, killing at ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
10
Multiple factors highlighted in air crash report
Low cloud, poor visibility and mountain wave activity are factors that may have contributed to a fatal air crash in which two men and two dogs ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»

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