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deck angle

deck angle noun: pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.

Noun

deck angle (plural deck angles)

  1. Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
    • Duncan felt the aircraft nose come up, felt the nose gear leave the runway. The deck angle increased to ten degrees. The plane ran along on the main gear for a short distance and was airborne. The deck angle increased further. At this weight, if the flying pilot did it by the book, Duncan knew the...2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 30, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of deck angle

Forms of deck angle

pluraldeck angles

Questions about deck angle

What does deck angle mean?
Deck angle means pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
What part of speech is deck angle?
Deck angle is a noun.
What is the plural of deck angle?
The plural of deck angle is deck angles.

Words near deck angle in the dictionary

  1. decivilize
  2. decivilized
  3. decivilizes
  4. decivilizing
  5. deck
  6. deck angle
  7. deck angles
  8. deck boat
  9. deck boats
  10. deck box
  11. deck boxes

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