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no joy

no joy noun: unable to establish visual or radio contact with a target aircraft.

Noun

no joy

  1. Unable to establish visual or radio contact with a target aircraft.
  2. (idiomatic) A negative outcome; no success; a failure.
    • I've been waiting 20 minutes for a bus, and still no joy.
    • We X-rayed the briefcase last night, but no joy. The P160 technician reckoned it was lined in lead foil.1994, Stuart Woods, Heat

Questions about no joy

What does no joy mean?
No joy means unable to establish visual or radio contact with a target aircraft.
What part of speech is no joy?
No joy is a noun.

Words near no joy in the dictionary

  1. no idea
  2. no jab, no play
  3. no Jews, no news
  4. no johns
  5. no joke
  6. no joy
  7. no justice, no peace
  8. no kick
  9. no kidding
  10. no kizzy
  11. no later than

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