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autorotate
vb. (context intransitive English) To undergo autorotation.
Usage examples of "autorotate".
The Colonel tried to autorotate the aircraft to a semblance of a “soft” landing, but further control surface and circuitry failures made it impossible for him to regain control of his aircraft.
The automatic decoupler that was supposed to allow it to autorotate and give him a vestige of control had failed.
The driveshaft for the tail rotor was cut, and the Hind began spinning violently to the left while the pilot tried to autorotate the aircraft down, frantically looking for a flat place while his gunner radioed a shrill call for rescue.