night flyingn.
/ˈnʌɪt ˌflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌflaɪɪŋ/ The flying or operation of an aircraft at night.
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night flying1907
1907 A. C. Johnson How to find Time at Sea (ed. 6) 9 Steering by the stars, for night flying, night marching and night boat-work.
1918 War Illustr. 13 July 372/2 The petrol or electric flares, which are placed on all night-flying aerodromes for landing purposes.
1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 42 He thought the obstructions were left over from the previous night's night-flying taxi path.
1993 New Yorker 13 Dec. 92/3 Why did he let his autopilot go on flying..by magnetic compass, suicidally unreliable for night flying close to an unfriendly coast?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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