cruise climb

A form of cruise-climb — To slowly but continuously climb during cruise flight as the aircraft's weight decreases due to fuel burnoff (done because flight at higher altitudes is more efficient but requires a lighter aircraft).

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Meanings

nouncruise climb (plural cruise climbs)

plural cruise climbs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cruise-climb.
verbcruise climb (third-person singular simple present cruise climbs, present participle cruise climbing, simple past and past participle cruise climbed)

present singular third person cruise climbs · participle present cruise climbing · participle past cruise climbed · past cruise climbed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cruise-climb.
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Chicago

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