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formates

formates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of formate.

Meaning of formate

Verb

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

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Phrases with formates

Questions about formates

What is formates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Formates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of formate.

Words near formates in the dictionary

  1. format
  2. format string
  3. format strings
  4. formate
  5. formated
  6. formates
  7. formateur
  8. formateurs
  9. formating
  10. formation
  11. formation exposure time

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