verb, noun — 2 senses
Etymology From de- + crab.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Ambitransitive 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.
Etymology From de- + crab.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually 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.
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