noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of aligning an aircraft with the runway, usually by means of rudder or rudderon input, immediately before, simultaneously with, or immediately after touchdown during a landing from a crabbed approach. uncountable, usually

Verb

1. 1
   To align (an aircraft) with the runway, usually by means of rudder or rudderon input, immediately before, simultaneously with, or immediately after touchdown during a landing from a crabbed approach. ambitransitive

Etymology

From de- + crab.

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