Meanings
nounMach tuck (uncountable)
alternative Mach-tuck
- uncountableaerodynamicsA change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
Synonyms: tuck-under
verbMach tuck (third-person singular simple present Mach tucks, present participle Mach tucking, simple past and past participle Mach tucked)
present singular third person Mach tucks · participle present Mach tucking · participle past Mach tucked · past Mach tucked · alternative Mach-tuck
- aerodynamicsTo experience Mach tuck.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
Similar
tuck-under
Cite this entry
APA
Mach tuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tuck
MLA
“Mach tuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tuck. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mach tuck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tuck.
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