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avian ingestions

avian ingestions is the plural of avian ingestion.

Meaning of avian ingestion

Noun

avian ingestion (usually uncountable, plural avian ingestions)

  1. (usually) Collision between a bird and an aircraft in motion, especially a jet airplane, in which the bird enters a running engine.
    • The aircraft suffers an engine failure as a result of the avian ingestion and the two pilots, one of whom appears to be a student, eject moments before the aircraft hits a ploughed field.2006 February 1, “VIDEO: US Air Force F-16 pilots eject after bird strike”, in flightglobal.com, retrieved 09 Jun 2014
    Synonyms:
    bird ingestion

Questions about avian ingestions

What is avian ingestions the plural of?
Avian ingestions is the plural of avian ingestion.

Words near avian ingestions in the dictionary

  1. avian
  2. avian dinosaur
  3. avian flu
  4. avian influenza
  5. avian ingestion
  6. avian ingestions
  7. Aviana
  8. avianise
  9. avianization
  10. avianize
  11. avianized

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