bird strike
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbɜːd ˌstraɪk/ us/ˈbɜ˞ːd ˌstraɪk/
鸟撞击飞机事故，鸟击
an occasion when something, especially an aircraft, hits a flying bird
The plane made an emergency landing following a bird strike. 这架飞机在发生鸟击事件后紧急降落。
Bird strikes have become an increasingly critical problem for military and civilian aircraft. 鸟击事件已经对军用和民用飞机造成了日益严重的问题。
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- So-called bird strikes on a runway kill the birds and can also cause an airplane crash.
- The committee reported more than 5,000 bird strikes by aircraft last year.
- Bird strikes are a growing hazard throughout the country's crowded airspace.
- In 1975, a bird strike caused a crash at Kennedy Airport.