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单词 nose-up
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nose-upadj.

Brit. /ˌnəʊzˈʌp/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˈəp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., up adv.2
Etymology: < nose n. + up adv.2 Compare earlier nose-down adj.
Chiefly Aeronautics.
Performed with or having the nose directed upwards; = nose-high adj. 3.
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nose-high1975
1933 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 37 60 The lighter [air]ship..takes 20 seconds longer than the neutral ship to return to the horizontal, beyond which it only proceeds to 1° nose up.
1957 A. C. Clarke Deep Range iv. 48 By keeping the torp tail-heavy and nose-up he was able to scorch along on the surface like a speed-boat.
1971 Flying Apr. 35/3 All you have to do is open the throttles, accelerate to that speed, rotate to a 10- or 12-degree nose-up attitude, and blast on out of the aerodrome.
1992 Pilot July 54/3 If you just keep flaring until the stick hits the back-stop the aeroplane becomes more nose-up than the usual ground attitude so the tailwheel touches first.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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