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over the fence

over the fence prepositional phrase: entering, or having entered, the airfield in preparation for landing.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Entering, or having entered, the airfield in preparation for landing.
    • Look up the recommended speed for the landing pattern. You'll find tables for varying loads. Okay so far. Now, note that a speed is established for the approach phase and another slower one for over the fence.1955, Flying Safety, volume 11, page 23
    • You can usually wait until you are "over the fence" before you chop the power.1966, FAA Aviation News, volumes 5-7, page 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, fence.

Questions about over the fence

What does over the fence mean?
Over the fence means entering, or having entered, the airfield in preparation for landing.
What part of speech is over the fence?
Over the fence is a prepositional phrase.

Words near over the fence in the dictionary

  1. Over Stowey
  2. over the bender
  3. over the board
  4. over the counter
  5. over the edge
  6. over the fence
  7. over the head
  8. over the hill
  9. over the hills and far away
  10. over the hump
  11. over the left

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