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mast bumping

mast bumping noun: a dangerous condition where the mast of a helicopter contacts adjacent fixed structure while rotating, damaging the mast and potentially resulting in the separation of the main rotor from the helicopter.

Noun

mast bumping (uncountable)

  1. A dangerous condition where the mast of a helicopter contacts adjacent fixed structure while rotating, damaging the mast and potentially resulting in the separation of the main rotor from the helicopter.

Questions about mast bumping

What does mast bumping mean?
Mast bumping means a dangerous condition where the mast of a helicopter contacts adjacent fixed structure while rotating, damaging the mast and potentially resulting in the separation of the main rotor from the helicopter.
What part of speech is mast bumping?
Mast bumping is a noun.

Words near mast bumping in the dictionary

  1. massymore
  2. massymores
  3. massé
  4. massés
  5. mast
  6. mast bumping
  7. mast cell
  8. mast cells
  9. mast climbing
  10. mast coat
  11. mast coats

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