"scud run" meaning in English

See scud run in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scud runs [present, singular, third-person], scud running [participle, present], scud ran [participle, past], scud ran [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|scud runs|scud running|scud ran}} scud run (third-person singular simple present scud runs, present participle scud running, simple past and past participle scud ran)
  1. (aviation) To fly below the bases of low clouds and close to the ground in an attempt to maintain external visual reference in weather ordinarily considered too poor for visual flying. Wikipedia link: Scud running Categories (topical): Aviation

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scud run meaning in English (1.8kB)

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