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dump and burn

dump and burn noun: a maneuver involving dumping and burning.

Noun

dump and burn

  1. A maneuver involving dumping and burning.

Verb

dump and burn (third-person singular simple present dumps and burns, present participle dumping and burning, simple past and past participle dumped and burned or dumped and burnt)

  1. To jettison fuel and then immediately ignite the cloud of jettisoned fuel using one's afterburners to create a large fireball behind the aircraft, typically as an airshow maneuver.

Forms of dump and burn

third-person singular presentdumps and burns
present participledumping and burning
past participledumped and burned
pastdumped and burned
past participledumped and burnt
pastdumped and burnt

Questions about dump and burn

What does dump and burn mean?
Dump and burn means a maneuver involving dumping and burning.
What part of speech is dump and burn?
Dump and burn can be a noun or a verb.

Words near dump and burn in the dictionary

  1. dumosity
  2. Dumoulin
  3. Dumoulins
  4. dumous
  5. dump
  6. dump and burn
  7. dump bin
  8. dump bins
  9. dump cake
  10. dump cakes
  11. dump cart

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