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fall

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. fall
2. crash (of an aircraft)

This noun means "crash" or "fall," specifically referring to an aircraft or object falling and crashing to the ground. It is most often used in news reports about airplane or helicopter accidents. The word has a serious and dramatic tone due to the nature of such events.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The person next to me laughed and said, "Planes don't just fall out of the sky."

Sentence 2

"I heard on the news that something crashed — where was it?"

Sentence 3

Every time I hear about something like this, I end up looking up the odds of a plane crashing.

Sentence 4

My friend told me a plane apparently crashed somewhere nearby.

Sentence 5

"Yeah, I think I underestimated the wind and crashed it."