单词 | round-out |
释义 | round-outn. Aeronautics. The smooth, curving descent made by an aircraft as it prepares to land; = flare-out n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > sudden rapid descent > smooth curving descent, levelling out to land round-out1949 1949 Flight & Aircraft Engineer 55 435/1 Increased up-travel has enabled the nose to be lifted sooner on take-off and gives a better round-out from the glide for landing. 1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 30 Oct. 57/3 After recovering from the high round-out, the aircraft was so far down the runway that this editor suggested a go-around. 1990 Pilot Sept. 52/1 A little pack pressure on the stick will perform the roundout, and after a brief hold-off the mainwheels will touch. 2003 F. Anderson Flying Mountains vi. 265 Blast through all the turbulence on final approach and then bleed off all the extra speed in a long round-out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949 |
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