"crackup" meaning in All languages combined

See crackup on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: crackups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from crack up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|crack up}} Deverbal from crack up Head templates: {{en-noun}} crackup (plural crackups)
  1. A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane. Categories (topical): Automotive, Aviation Synonyms: crack-up

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1936, Joseph R. James, \"More Gates Air Circus Antics\" (Popular Aviation, November 1936)",
          "text": "They shook the head of the unconscious pilot and when the latter opened his eyes, blinking wildly, the other members of the family lifted up the tail of the overturned crate sufficiently high enough to enable the dazed pilot, after releasing his belt, to fall out of the cockpit head first and disengage himself from the crack-up."
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