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three green

three green phrase: a confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.

Phrase

three green

  1. A confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.

Origin of three green

From the green indicator lights on the aircraft panel, one for each wheel or set of wheels.

Questions about three green

What does three green mean?
Three green means a confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.
What part of speech is three green?
Three green is a phrase.

Words near three green in the dictionary

  1. three fires
  2. three fourths
  3. three fries short of a Happy Meal
  4. three Fs
  5. three G's
  6. three green
  7. three guys in a garage
  8. three halfpence
  9. three halfpennies
  10. three halfpenny
  11. three hots and a cot

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