The phrase "hard landing" refers to a situation where an aircraft comes down on the ground with more force than usual, causing a rough or bumpy landing. Full definition
That's great because you won't have to buy all these items after the drone inevitably has its first hard landing. (geekwrapped.com)
But investors need to remain vigilant, since an economic hard landing in China could very well shake the stock market's underpinnings over here. (valueline.com)
5) Four external forces will further impede U.S. growth: «a worsening eurozone crisis; an increasingly hard landing for China; a generalized slowdown of emerging - market economies, owing to cyclical factors (weak advanced - country growth) and structural causes (a state - capitalist model that reduces potential growth); and the risk of higher oil prices in 2013 as negotiations and sanctions fail to convince Iran to abandon its nuclear program.» (thinkadvisor.com)