ditchings
Water crash landings
Ditchings is the plural of ditching, which names the act of abandoning, discarding, or getting rid of something—or someone.
You can speak of multiple ditchings of cars after a heist, or serial ditchings of boyfriends.
In aviation, ditchings refers to emergency water landings: The pilot practiced ditchings in simulators.
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- discardingRemoving what's unwanted
dumping · leaving · dropping · casting off · rejection · disposal · renunciation · repudiation
Excavating long narrow cuts
- diggingRemoving earth below
- earthworkConstructed soil structure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- drainageLiquid removal system
channeling · backhoe · bulldozer · shovel · earthmover · surveying · topography · contractor
Uncontrolled emergency aircraft arrival
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- forced landingUnscheduled aircraft touchdown
- water landingEmergency descent onto water
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
pilot · evasion · escape · bailout · impact · survival · rescue · fuselage
Poor maintained condition
- overgrowthUncontrolled plant expansion
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- dilapidationState of ruin
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
disuse · degradation · deterioration · erosion · ruin · decline · atrophy · forgotten
desertion
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
discarding · dumping · leaving · dropping · casting off · rejection · disposal · renunciation · repudiation · disownment
trenching
Excavating long narrow cuts
drainage · channeling · backhoe · bulldozer · shovel · earthmover · surveying · topography · contractor · foundation
crash-landing
Uncontrolled emergency aircraft arrival
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- forced landingUnscheduled aircraft touchdown
- water landingEmergency descent onto water
aircraft · pilot · evasion · escape · bailout · impact · survival · rescue · fuselage · cockpit
disrepair
Poor maintained condition
- overgrowthUncontrolled plant expansion
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- dilapidationState of ruin
dereliction · disuse · degradation · deterioration · erosion · ruin · decline · atrophy · forgotten · forsaken
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- fleeingRapid escape from danger
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
getaway · bolting · dodging · shaking off · losing · avoidance · flight · pursuit · chase · hiding
ditchingsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
preservations · salvagings · maintenances · rescues · continuations
- ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding