英和和英

語源

From the phrase "one wing low", thought to sound like a Chinese name. Compare Chinese ace.

名詞

Chinese landing (複数形 Chinese landings)

1. (military, slang) The landing of an aircraft with one wing lower than the other.
   • 1971, Alastair Revie, The Lost Command, page 69:

     Undershootings, overshootings, skewshootings and Chinese landings (with one wing low) were a constant worry to Station Commanders, and inability, by reason of shot and shell, to lower or lock landing wheels took a heavy toll.