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decrab en · NOUN

Etymology

From de- + crab.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The process of aligning an aircraft with the runway, usually by means of rudder or rudderon input, immediately before, simultaneously with, or immediately after touchdown during a landing from a crabbed approach.

Forms

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decrabs Number=Plur lexicographic

decrab en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + crab.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To align (an aircraft) with the runway, usually by means of rudder or rudderon input, immediately before, simultaneously with, or immediately after touchdown during a landing from a crabbed approach.

Forms

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decrabbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decrabbed Tense=Past lexicographic
decrabbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decrabs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic