viff

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verb

To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s).

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Meanings

verbviff (third-person singular simple present viffs, present participle viffing, simple past and past participle viffed)

present singular third person viffs · participle present viffing · participle past viffed · past viffed

  1. aeronauticsTo change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s).
nounviff (countable and uncountable, plural viffs)

plural viffs

  1. countableaeronauticsA change in direction by changing the direction of thrust from the engine(s).
  2. uncountableaeronauticsThe ability to make such changes in direction.

Origin

From the initial letters of "vectoring in forward flight".

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APA

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

MLA

“viff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viff.

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