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to crash

verb/dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈɲaɾ/medium

des·pe·nhar

Definition

To fall or crash violently from a great height, especially referring to aircraft.
The plane crashed into the mountainside.
The injured bird crashed onto the roof.
Common collocations
to crash (an aircraft)to plummetto nosedive

Etymology

Do prefixo 'des-' + 'penhar' (do latim 'pinnare', relacionado com 'pena', asa).

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