amerissagem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amerrissagem

Etymology

Borrowed from French amerrissage. By surface analysis, amerissar +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾiˈsa.ʒẽj̃/ [a.me.ɾiˈsa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ris‧sa‧gem

Noun

amerissagem f (plural amerissagens)

1. (Brazil, aeronautics) splashdown (landing into water)
2. (Brazil, aviation) ditching (crash-landing into water)

Synonyms

• amaragem

Further reading

• “amerissagem” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “amerissagem” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.