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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

contour chase en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To fly an aircraft at low altitude, following the shape of the ground below.
    • Latterly the visibility, due to the dense haze, had been poor indeed—they had to practically contour chase portions of the way in order to keep the "road" in sight. All hands, however, were glad to be on the job after the long flight from Melbourne […] 1937, Michael Terry, Sand and Sun:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
contour chased Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
contour chased Tense=Past lexicographic
contour chases Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
contour chasing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic