"cruise-climb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cruise-climbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cruise-climb (plural cruise-climbs)
  1. (aviation) An instance of cruise-climbing. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: cruise climb
    Sense id: en-cruise-climb-en-noun-q-C7T02X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: cruise-climbs [present, singular, third-person], cruise-climbing [participle, present], cruise-climbed [participle, past], cruise-climbed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cruise-climb (third-person singular simple present cruise-climbs, present participle cruise-climbing, simple past and past participle cruise-climbed)
  1. (aviation, usually intransitive, of an aircraft) To slowly but continuously climb during cruise flight as the aircraft's weight decreases due to fuel burnoff (done because flight at higher altitudes is more efficient but requires a lighter aircraft). Tags: intransitive, usually Categories (topical): Aviation Coordinate_terms: step climb
    Sense id: en-cruise-climb-en-verb-lxrD2DuR Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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