"land the plane" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lands the plane [present, singular, third-person], landing the plane [participle, present], landed the plane [participle, past], landed the plane [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} land the plane (third-person singular simple present lands the plane, present participle landing the plane, simple past and past participle landed the plane)
  1. To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.
    Sense id: en-land_the_plane-en-verb-o3I9eQz7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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