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missing man formation

missing man formation noun: an aerial salute to commemorate a deceased person, consisting of a formation of flying aircraft with a space where one plane should be flying.

Noun

missing man formation (plural missing man formations)

  1. An aerial salute to commemorate a deceased person, consisting of a formation of flying aircraft with a space where one plane should be flying.
  2. (broadly) A similar formation with one missing member in soccer or motor racing.

Forms of missing man formation

pluralmissing man formations

Questions about missing man formation

What does missing man formation mean?
Missing man formation means an aerial salute to commemorate a deceased person, consisting of a formation of flying aircraft with a space where one plane should be flying.
What part of speech is missing man formation?
Missing man formation is a noun.
What is the plural of missing man formation?
The plural of missing man formation is missing man formations.

Words near missing man formation in the dictionary

  1. missing heritability
  2. missing in action
  3. missing in time
  4. missing link
  5. missing links
  6. missing man formation
  7. missing man formations
  8. missing market
  9. missing markets
  10. missing middle
  11. missing off

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