Unland

To fail to land; to be unable to successfully touch down on a surface after an attempt at flight or travel. This term typically applies to aircraft, spacecraft, or other aerial vehicles, but can metaphorically be used for any situation where a planned arrival or objective is not achieved. It implies a lack of control, a disruption of plans, or an undesirable outcome concerning the conclusion of a journey, often due to adverse conditions or mechanical failure. It can be used literally and figuratively and hints at something falling short of its target.

Unland meaning with examples

• The pilot desperately tried to unland the crippled aircraft in a field, but ultimately crashed into a barn due to engine failure. Despite repeated attempts and the deployment of emergency flaps, the aircraft was unable to unland safely.
• After a harrowing journey through the storm, the hot air balloon attempted to unland in the designated clearing, but powerful gusts of wind blew it away and carried the craft into the river. All attempts to unland were to no avail
• The spaceship, after its long orbit of Mars, tried to unland on the planet's surface. However, due to a critical malfunction in the guidance system, they missed the designated landing site and drifted off in space, its landing impossible.
• Figuratively, the ambitious startup company, despite its huge efforts, had to 'unland' on its goal of global expansion due to crippling debt and inability to gain further investment in a timely manner.
• He spent hours practicing on the simulator, anticipating the landing, only to realize that the plane kept trying to unland. He decided he needed to rework the simulations and refine his strategy before another flight.