| 单词 | to get, come, etc, unstuck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get, come, etc., unstuck b. to get, come, etc., unstuck (Aeronautics), to get into the air, to take off: cf. unstick v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > take off to take off?1849 lift1879 unstick1912 to get unstuck1913 1913 A. E. Berriman Aviation xvi. 157 It is not easy to acquire a proper flight-speed while trying to rise from the water, and it is only with considerable difficulty that pilots are able to get some machines ‘unstuck’. 1920 Flight 17 June 639/2 The machine had a very low landing~speed, got ‘unstuck’ after a very short run, and was very easy to fly. 1934 Flight 8 Feb. 121/2 No one seeing her for the first time would have expected her to come unstuck so quickly as she did. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose viii. 295 We came unstuck at the fourth flare. 1979 Truck & Bus Transportation Apr. 16/3 With the motors running at high pitch, the end of the asphalt loomed up very quickly and with a deft flick of the wrist by the ‘skipper’ the aircraft became ‘unstuck’ just in time. < as lemmas |
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