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talkdowns

talkdowns is the plural of talkdown.

Meaning of talkdown

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.

Questions about talkdowns

What is talkdowns the plural of?
Talkdowns is the plural of talkdown.

Words near talkdowns in the dictionary

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

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