"block hour" meaning in All languages combined

See block hour on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: block hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} block hour (plural block hours)
  1. (aviation) The time from the moment the door of an aircraft closes at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft door opens at the arrival gate following its landing. Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (aviation): temps de vol cale à cale [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for block hour meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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