doghouse plot

noun

A chart showing the relationship between speed at level flight and altitude (or sometimes other variables).

Meanings

noundoghouse plot (plural doghouse plots)

plural doghouse plots

  1. aeronauticsA chart showing the relationship between speed at level flight and altitude (or sometimes other variables).

Origin

From its resemblance to a drawing of a dog's kennel.

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doghouse plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doghouse%20plot

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“doghouse plot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doghouse%20plot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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