"viff" meaning in English

See viff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: viffs [plural]
Etymology: From the initial letters of "vectoring in forward flight". Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} viff (countable and uncountable, plural viffs)
  1. (aviation, countable) A change in direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s). Tags: countable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-viff-en-noun-mfp8n78A Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (aviation, uncountable) The ability to make such changes in direction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-viff-en-noun-CrwF6O2A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 50 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 62 18 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: viffs [present, singular, third-person], viffing [participle, present], viffed [participle, past], viffed [past]
Etymology: From the initial letters of "vectoring in forward flight". Head templates: {{en-verb}} viff (third-person singular simple present viffs, present participle viffing, simple past and past participle viffed)
  1. (aviation, of an aircraft) To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s). Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-viff-en-verb-p2fPc6KI Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "viffs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viffed",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Aviation",
          "orig": "en:Aviation",
          "parents": [
            "Aeronautics",
            "Transport",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "thrust",
          "thrust"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ]
      ],
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        "(aviation, of an aircraft) To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(aviation, countable) A change in direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
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        "The ability to make such changes in direction."
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      "id": "en-viff-en-noun-CrwF6O2A",
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          "aviation"
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        "(aviation, uncountable) The ability to make such changes in direction."
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
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      ],
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        "aviation",
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  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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