"death flight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: death flights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death flight (plural death flights)
  1. (politics, dated) A form of extrajudicial killing done by military, in which victims are dropped to their death from airplanes or helicopters into oceans, large rivers or mountains. Wikipedia link: death flight Tags: dated Categories (topical): Politics, Torture Synonyms (mainly alt-right): free helicopter ride [slang]
    Sense id: en-death_flight-en-noun-lf6WlSTt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

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