howgoesit
howgoesit noun: a chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance.
Noun
howgoesit (plural howgoesits)
- A chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance.
- He reports how much fuel has been consumed and how much remains. He shows me a plotted chart of the gas consumed and miles flown. We call it the "howgoesit" curve. The gas consumed curve is below the mileage curve. That's fine.1939, Flying Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 68
- Construct and use simple "Howgoesit" curves.1951, United States. Naval Air Technical Training Command, Aircraft Engines, page 317
Forms of howgoesit
| plural | howgoesits |
|---|---|
| alternative form | howgoezit |
| alternative form | howgozit |
Origin of howgoesit
From the phrase how goes it, i.e. how are things going?
Questions about howgoesit
- What does howgoesit mean?
- Howgoesit means a chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance.
- What part of speech is howgoesit?
- Howgoesit is a noun.
- What is the plural of howgoesit?
- The plural of howgoesit is howgoesits.
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