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talkdown

talkdown noun: verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.

Noun

talkdown (plural talkdowns)

  1. Verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.
  2. An addressal given to calm someone down or discourage someone from doing something, especially committing suicide.

Forms of talkdown

pluraltalkdowns
alternative formtalk-down

Origin of talkdown

From talk + down.

Questions about talkdown

What does talkdown mean?
Talkdown means verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.
What part of speech is talkdown?
Talkdown is a noun.
What is the plural of talkdown?
The plural of talkdown is talkdowns.

Words near talkdown in the dictionary

  1. talkbacks
  2. talkboard
  3. talkboards
  4. talkbox
  5. talkboxes
  6. talkdown
  7. talkdowns
  8. talke
  9. talked
  10. talked a big game
  11. talked a blue streak

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