"builds the plane while flying it" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} builds the plane while flying it
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build the plane while flying it Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: build the plane while flying it
    Sense id: en-builds_the_plane_while_flying_it-en-verb-2k500Y-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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