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flying coffin

flying coffin noun: an aircraft with an unacceptably high accident rate.

Noun

flying coffin (plural flying coffins)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An aircraft with an unacceptably high accident rate.

Forms of flying coffin

pluralflying coffins

Origin of flying coffin

So called because of the risk of death to those inside.

Questions about flying coffin

What does flying coffin mean?
Flying coffin means an aircraft with an unacceptably high accident rate.
What part of speech is flying coffin?
Flying coffin is a noun.
What is the plural of flying coffin?
The plural of flying coffin is flying coffins.

Words near flying coffin in the dictionary

  1. flying carps
  2. flying cat
  3. flying cats
  4. flying circus
  5. flying circuses
  6. flying coffin
  7. flying coffins
  8. flying colors
  9. flying colours
  10. flying column
  11. flying columns

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