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fly-by-wire

fly-by-wire noun: a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface, especially on airliners.

Noun

fly-by-wire (uncountable)

  1. A system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface, especially on airliners.
    Synonyms:
    FBW

Synonyms of fly-by-wire

Questions about fly-by-wire

What does fly-by-wire mean?
Fly-by-wire means a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface, especially on airliners.
What part of speech is fly-by-wire?
Fly-by-wire is a noun.

Words near fly-by-wire in the dictionary

  1. fly-by salutes
  2. fly-by-night
  3. fly-by-nighter
  4. fly-by-nighters
  5. fly-by-nights
  6. fly-by-wire
  7. fly-bys
  8. fly-catcher
  9. fly-catchers
  10. fly-eyed
  11. fly-fish

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