step climbs

A form of step climb — To periodically climb to higher and higher altitudes during cruise flight, as the aircraft becomes lighter from fuel burnoff, to take advantage of the reduced drag at higher altitudes; like cruise-climbing, but with the aircraft climbing in discrete steps instead of continuously.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of step climb
noun
  1. pluralplural of step climb
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