bird strike

See also: birdstrike

English

Alternative forms

birdstrike

Noun

bird strike (plural bird strikes)

(aviation) A collision between a bird and an aircraft, especially one that causes an accident.
(transport, by extension) Any collision between a bird and a vehicle.

Hyponyms

avian ingestion

Translations

collision between a bird and an aircraft

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鳥撞／鸟撞 (niǎozhuàng), 鳥擊／鸟击 (niǎojī)
Finnish: lintutörmäys
German: Vogelschlag (de) m
Japanese: 鳥衝突, バードストライク (ja)

See also

chicken cannon

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