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nonacrobatic en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + acrobatic.

Meanings

1. Not acrobatic; Not requiring, supporting, or displaying feats requiring skillful physical prowess, coordination, and agility.
   • I have had offers of trips out past redline airspeed, aerobatics in nonacrobatic airplanes, and of flight with legally required systems shut down. 1984 December, Richard L. Collins, “Overkill”, in Flying Magazine, volume 111, number 12, page 22:
   • Chop packaged suet blocks into several pieces and serve in an open tray feeder for tanagers, wrens, juncos, native sparrows, and other nonacrobatic birds to enjoy. 2009, Sally Roth, Backyard Bird Secrets for Every Season:
   • Airplanes in this category are intended for nonacrobatic, non-scheduled passenger, and nonscheduled cargo operation. 1962, Civil Aeronautics Manual - Issue 3, page 11:
   • Needing a replacement in 1922, he hired his childhood friend, the nonacrobatic Moe Howard, as a stooge, or sort of audience heckler. 2010, Daniel Eagan, America's Film Legacy, page 230:
   • Team leaders organized tournaments with other residents of other gated communities, during which Rose's (nonacrobatic) cheerleading squad tried its best to "show community spirit." 2023, Jean Yen-chun Lin, A Spark in the Smokestacks:

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