deadstick

• dead stick, dead-stick

dead +‎ stick

deadstick (third-person singular simple present deadsticks, present participle deadsticking, simple past and past participle deadsticked)

1. (aviation) To land an aircraft without power.
2. (fishing) To present the lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allow the bait to remain motionless for an extended period before retrieval.

deadstick (not comparable)

1. (aviation) Describing the landing of an aircraft with no power from the engines.

• deadstick landing