Aviation dictionary. 2014.
ground run — noun The distance that an aircraft travels down the runway before lift off or after touching down before reaching a stop • • • Main Entry: ↑ground * * * n. the movement of an aircraft along the ground just before takeoff or just after landing … Useful english dictionary
run to ground — To hunt out, track down • • • Main Entry: ↑ground run to ground see under ↑ground1 • • • Main Entry: ↑run … Useful english dictionary
ground — ground1 [ graund ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface of Earth ▸ 2 area of land ▸ 3 reason for something ▸ 4 subject/idea ▸ 5 someone s set of opinions ▸ 6 level of progress ▸ 7 crushed coffee beans ▸ 8 in electrical equipment ▸ 9 where ideas develop ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ground — I UK [ɡraʊnd] / US noun Word forms ground : singular ground plural grounds *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on I fell to the ground. on the ground: People were sitting on the ground in small… … English dictionary
ground — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, FEET ON THE GROUND, GAIN GROUND, GET OFF THE GROUND, GIVE GROUND, HAPPY HUNTING GROUND, HOLD ONE S GROUND, LOSE GROUND, MIDDLE… … Dictionary of American idioms
ground — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, FEET ON THE GROUND, GAIN GROUND, GET OFF THE GROUND, GIVE GROUND, HAPPY HUNTING GROUND, HOLD ONE S GROUND, LOSE GROUND, MIDDLE… … Dictionary of American idioms
ground — See: break ground, common ground, cover ground or cover the ground, cut the ground from under, ear to the ground, feet on the ground, gain ground, get off the ground, give ground, happy hunting ground, hold one s ground, lose ground, middle… … Словарь американских идиом
Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
