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Mach tuck

Mach tuck noun: a change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.

Noun

Mach tuck (uncountable)

  1. A change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
    Synonyms:
    tuck-under

Verb

Mach tuck (third-person singular simple present Mach tucks, present participle Mach tucking, simple past and past participle Mach tucked)

  1. To experience Mach tuck.

Synonyms of Mach tuck

  • tuck-under

Forms of Mach tuck

Noun
alternative formMach-tuck
Verb
third-person singular presentMach tucks
present participleMach tucking
past participleMach tucked
pastMach tucked

Questions about Mach tuck

What does Mach tuck mean?
Mach tuck means a change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
What part of speech is Mach tuck?
Mach tuck can be a noun or a verb.

Words near Mach tuck in the dictionary

  1. Mach front
  2. Mach fronts
  3. Mach number
  4. Mach stem
  5. Mach stems
  6. Mach tuck
  7. Mach tucked
  8. Mach tucking
  9. Mach tucks
  10. Mach wave
  11. Mach waves

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