contour chase

verb

To fly an aircraft at low altitude, following the shape of the ground below.

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Meanings

verbcontour chase (third-person singular simple present contour chases, present participle contour chasing, simple past and past participle contour chased)

present singular third person contour chases · participle present contour chasing · participle past contour chased · past contour chased

  1. aeronauticsTo fly an aircraft at low altitude, following the shape of the ground below.

    Latterly the visibility, due to the dense haze, had been poor indeed—they had to practically contour chase portions of the way in order to keep the "road" in sight. All hands, however, were glad to be on the job after the long flight from Melbourne […]

    1937, Michael Terry, Sand and Sun
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APA

contour chase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20chase

MLA

“contour chase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20chase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contour chase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20chase.

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