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wheels-up

wheels-up adjective: in the air.

Adjective

wheels-up (not comparable)

  1. In the air.
    • The President is departing Pittsburgh and is now wheels-up on his way to Philadelphia.

Origin of wheels-up

From the fact that aeroplane wheels are tucked up once securely in the air.

Questions about wheels-up

What does wheels-up mean?
Wheels-up means in the air.
What part of speech is wheels-up?
Wheels-up is an adjective.

Words near wheels-up in the dictionary

  1. wheels of steel
  2. wheels of time
  3. wheels out
  4. wheels round
  5. wheels within wheels
  6. wheels-up
  7. wheelset
  8. wheelsets
  9. wheelslide
  10. wheelslip
  11. wheelsman

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