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snanderbatch (67 words)
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suzyg's Words, by suzyg
Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Third Edition of the Merriam Series), by colleen
Dash's list, by Dash
Miscellany, pt. y, by she
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Yesyes, that's the one. (It was a little before I ever watched the news, so this is the first I've heard of it, but I'd imagine most people would find the expatiation interesting.)
Is that the Sioux City, Iowa crash? (sorry, I'm at work and can't watch the clip right now!) I remember seeing that on the news the night it happened. That pilot is—all pilots really are—remarkable in so many ways.
I just ran into this word in reference to flying, in this documentary: a pilot chooses to board a plane that meets the one-in-a-billion chance of total hydrolic failure, and manages to land it, against odds that no one on board would survive. The guy's very well-spoken, and goes into a good amount of detail — it's an unbelievable story, and a comforting reminder of just how capable these people are.
To move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis. (from Phrontistery)
"Way" in reverse.
a. Naut. Of a vessel: To deviate temporarily from the straight course, as through faulty or unsteady steering; to turn to one side or from side to side in her course.
b. Aeronaut. and Astronaut. Of an aircraft or spacecraft: to rotate about a vertical axis, to undergo yawing.