Kias

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of KIA form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of knots indicated airspeed. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Synonyms

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killed in actionliawiazos

Example

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"A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano Kias. See that for more info.

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