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blind landing

NOUN
instrument landing
Synonyms


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The slight dogleg to the left features a tee shot to a blind landing area on a fairway sloping to the left.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Biles added a half-twist in the second rotation that stuck a dangerous blind landing at the end.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2021

Few can even attempt the “Biles”—the signature move that’s named for her, in which she does a double lay-out flip, with her body fully extended, and adds a half-twist before a blind landing.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2016

Bright’s run, punctuated by a trick called a switch backside 720, a perplexing double rotation with a blind landing that flummoxes all her competitors, scored 45.0 out of 50 points.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2010

His Eureka moment in Colorado enabled White to name a high-flying acrobatic jump in which he performs a multiple twisting double backward flip ending in a blind landing.

From Reuters • Feb. 18, 2010




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