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keas

keas is the plural of kea.

Meaning of kea

Noun

kea (plural keas or kea)

  1. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
    Synonyms:
    mountain parrot

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Noun capitalized: KEAS

KEAS

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of knots equivalent airspeed.
    • It is critical to not allow EAS to get slower than 185 kts. If theta is greater than about 10°, and EAS is decreasing through about 200, then the CDR should take Pitch CSS and push to the horizon, θ = 0°. This will hold 185 to 195 KEAS, which is the bailout recommended airspeed.2007 February 14, NASA, “4.10.6 Subsonic Stall”, in Contingency Aborts 21007/31007, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2021, page 59

Questions about keas

What is keas the plural of?
Keas is the plural of kea.
What part of speech is keas?
Keas is a noun.

Words near keas in the dictionary

  1. Kears
  2. Kearse
  3. Kearses
  4. Kearsley
  5. Kearsney
  6. keas
  7. keasar
  8. keasars
  9. Keasberry
  10. Keasler
  11. Keaslers

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