"deadstick" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From dead + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|stick}} dead + stick Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deadstick (not comparable)
  1. (aviation) Describing the landing of an aircraft with no power from the engines. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Aviation Derived forms: deadstick landing
    Sense id: en-deadstick-en-adj-eyd0PNdT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 31 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 29 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 27 19 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead stick, dead-stick

Verb

Forms: deadsticks [present, singular, third-person], deadsticking [participle, present], deadsticked [participle, past], deadsticked [past]
Etymology: From dead + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|stick}} dead + stick Head templates: {{en-verb}} deadstick (third-person singular simple present deadsticks, present participle deadsticking, simple past and past participle deadsticked)
  1. (aviation) To land an aircraft without power. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-deadstick-en-verb-XexHib5O Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (fishing) To present the lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allow the bait to remain motionless for an extended period before retrieval. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-deadstick-en-verb-DOcMb9Cg Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead stick, dead-stick

Inflected forms

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