Noun
Any place used for temporary lodging, especially without payment or permission.
(aviation) A place of temporary lodging for airline flight crews.
(climbing) A protective foam pad placed on the ground, used as protection in case of falling from the wall.
(historical) A room where one can recover after a bad acid trip.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe aviator's crash pad: Beverly Hills home damaged during the near-fatal 1946 plane accident that helped turn billionaire Howard Hughes into a recluse goes up for sale at $14. Source: Internet
While they will hold onto their Old Town home as a crash pad for their DC visits, there new full-time home will be New Orleans. Source: Internet