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crash axe

crash axe noun: a lightweight fire axe carried in the cockpit of medium and large passenger aircraft and used to cut an escape route through aircraft wreckage after a crash, or to gain access to a hidden fire during flight.

Noun

crash axe (plural crash axes)

  1. A lightweight fire axe carried in the cockpit of medium and large passenger aircraft and used to cut an escape route through aircraft wreckage after a crash, or to gain access to a hidden fire during flight.
    • They further state the crash axe is a dangerous weapon, especially if it is put in the cabin. That point should be considered. There were two comments from ALPA: One comment was that they agreed with the proposal, thinking the crash axe has lost its effectiveness and that they would prefer a...1976, First Biennial Operations Review, 1975-1976: Conference Summary, page 26
    • Meanwhile, one of the loadmasters was trying to remove the filler cap from the utility system reservoir, but the cap was so hot it burned his hand. A second loadmaster used a crash axe to loosen the cap, then began passing back cans of spare hydraulic fluid to replenish the system.1978, The MAC Flyer, page 29

Examples of crash axe in a sentence

  • They further state the crash axe is a dangerous weapon, especially if it is put in the cabin.1976, First Biennial Operations Review, 1975-1976: Conference Summary, page 26:
  • Jack's mind raced as he tried to come up with a reason why this man would have a cockpit crash axe.2017 March 20, John Etzil, Airliner Down: An Aviation Thriller, Pier West llc, →ISBN:

Forms of crash axe

pluralcrash axes

Questions about crash axe

What does crash axe mean?
Crash axe means a lightweight fire axe carried in the cockpit of medium and large passenger aircraft and used to cut an escape route through aircraft wreckage after a crash, or to gain access to a hidden fire during flight.
How do you use crash axe in a sentence?
They further state the crash axe is a dangerous weapon, especially if it is put in the cabin.
What part of speech is crash axe?
Crash axe is a noun.
What is the plural of crash axe?
The plural of crash axe is crash axes.

Words near crash axe in the dictionary

  1. craseonycterid
  2. craseonycterids
  3. crases
  4. crash
  5. crash and burn
  6. crash axe
  7. crash axes
  8. crash bar
  9. crash barrier
  10. crash barriers
  11. crash bars

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