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"etymology_text": "From the initial letters of \"vectoring in forward flight\".",
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"present",
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},
{
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{
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"To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
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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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"business",
"engineering",
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"A change in direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
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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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"(aviation, uncountable) The ability to make such changes in direction."
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"etymology_text": "From the initial letters of \"vectoring in forward flight\".",
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"To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s)."
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],
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"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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"(aviation, uncountable) The ability to make such changes in direction."
],
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"engineering",
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]
}
],
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}
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