Hover

  • 51hover check — A stabilized hover of a helicopter, V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft used to conduct a power or performance check prior to a hover taxi, taxi, or takeoff. The altitude of the hover will vary based on the purpose of the check …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 52Hover Bovver — Infobox VG| title = Hover Bovver developer = Jeff Minter publisher = Llamasoft designer = Jeff Minter engine = released = 1984 genre = Action / Puzzle modes = Single player ratings = platforms = Atari 8 bit, C64, Windows media = requirements =… …

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  • 53hover fly — ▪ insect also called  flower fly,  or  syrphid fly,         any member of a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Their various common names refer to the behaviour of hovering around flowers. Hover flies,… …

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  • 54hover taxi — The movement of a helicopter or VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft above the surface of and in ground effect at air speeds less than 20 knots. The actual hover height may vary, and some helicopters may require a hover taxi above 25 ft… …

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  • 55hover over — phr verb Hover over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑spectre …

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  • 56hover fly — noun : a syrphus fly or other fly that hovers in air * * * hover fly, = syrphus fly. (Cf. ↑syrphus fly) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 57hover-bed — hovˈer bed noun A bed that supports a patient on a cushion of warm air • • • Main Entry: ↑hover …

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  • 58hover — 1) a collective noun (a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as a unit) for trout 2) a hiding place for fish such as a rock or overhanging bank (English dialect). See also holt …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 59hover — verb /ˈhɒv.ə(ɹ),ˈhʌvɚ/ a) To float in the air. The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering… …

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  • 60hover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. fly; poise, hang, linger; waver, vacillate. See doubt, nearness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. float, flutter, waver; see fly 1 , hang 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. float, hang, linger, flutter,… …

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