Ditching

Ditching
Ditch Ditch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ditched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ditching}.] 1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land. [1913 Webster]

2. To surround with a ditch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side. [1913 Webster]


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  • ditching — ditching, diking, or tiling Every kind of work necessary to convert parts of arid lands, particularly sagebrush lands, into farms and orchards, the word diking as applied to arid regions implying a leveling of the land, and the term clearing land …   Black's law dictionary

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  • ditching, diking, or tiling — Every kind of work necessary to convert parts of arid lands, particularly sagebrush lands, into farms and orchards, the word diking as applied to arid regions implying a leveling of the land, and the term clearing land as applied to arid regions… …   Black's law dictionary

  • ditching drill — An emergency drill followed by the crew and passengers of an aircraft before and after a ditching …   Aviation dictionary

  • ditching — Controlled landing of a distressed aircraft on water …   Military dictionary

  • Ditching — Ein Airbus A320 nach einer Notwasserung im Januar 2009 (US Airways Flug 1549) Eine Notwasserung ist eine Notlandung auf dem Wasser durch ein Fluggerät, das nicht für Wasserlandungen ausgelegt ist. Notwasserungen kommen in der modernen Luftfahrt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ditching — n. digging ditches; forsaking dɪtʃ n. long narrow channel dug in the ground v. dig a narrow channel in the ground, dig a canal; throw, get rid of, abandon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ditching — An emergency landing of aircraft in water …   Aviation dictionary

  • ditching — …   Useful english dictionary

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