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flight strip

flight strip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flahyt strip]
    • /flaɪt strɪp/
    • /flaɪt strɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt strip]
    • /flaɪt strɪp/

Definitions of flight strip words

  • noun flight strip Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway. 1
  • noun flight strip a series of continuous aerial reconnaissance photographs. 1
  • noun flight strip a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft 0
  • noun flight strip a strip of continuous aerial photographs 0
  • noun flight strip an emergency runway; airstrip 0

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Origin of flight strip

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Flight strip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flight strip popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flight strip usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flight strip

noun flight strip

  • fieldCyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
  • landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
  • landing strip — airstrip.
  • port — located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
  • air base — An air base is a centre where military aircraft take off or land and are serviced, and where many of the centre's staff live.

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