formate

Noun

formate (plural formates)

1. Any salt or ester of formic acid.
   • But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178

   Synonyms:

   methanoate

Verb

IPA/fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/

formate (third-person singular simple present formates, present participle formating, simple past and past participle formated)

1. To assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation.
   • Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.1949, The Aeroplane, volume 76, page 699
   • Formating with Patty Wagstaff' s modified Baron, flown by Dale Snodgrass, was fun on a beautiful morning, though all you learn about an airplane while formating is the power response (very smooth) and the response to control pressures.2002 July, Richard L. Collins, “Piper Seneca V: a classic light twin..”, in Flying, page 68