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contact flying

con·tact fly·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-takt flahy-ing]
    • /ˈkɒn tækt ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-takt flahy-ing]
    • /ˈkɒn tækt ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/

Definitions of contact flying words

  • noun contact flying flying an airplane in conditions of good visibility so that the course and altitude can be determined by observing points or objects on the ground; VFR 3
  • noun contact flying aircraft piloting in which visual reference is made to the horizon and its landmarks. 1
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Origin of contact flying

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Contact flying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contact flying

contact flying popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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