zero-zero

adjective

Pertaining to the ejection of the occupant of an aircraft from a grounded stationary position (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed).

“a zero-zero treaty”

Meanings

adjectivezero-zero (not comparable)
  1. not comparableaeronauticsPertaining to the ejection of the occupant of an aircraft from a grounded stationary position (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed).

    Both cockpits were enclosed under a large canopy and both crew sat on zero-zero ejector seats.

    1988, René J. Francillon, McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920
    2 more examples

    Test vehicles used during this extensive programme were a launching stand for the zero-zero ejections...

    1965, Aircraft engineering

    To lessen these forces, as well as achieve zero-zero seat capability—the ability to eject while sitting motionless on the ground—rocket sustainers were added.

    2002, Walter J. Boyne, Air warfare: an international encyclopedia: Volume 1, page 190
  2. not comparableaeronauticsPertaining to weather conditions of zero ceiling and zero visibility (i.e., opaque cloud all the way down to ground level), or to aircraft operations in such conditions.

    Category IIIc ILS would enable landings in true zero-zero conditions (where the pilots can see nothing, not even the surface of the runway they're on), but the problem of blind taxiing - a necessary capability in order to make use of ILS-IIIc - remains unsolved.

  3. not comparablegovernmentInvolving neither of two powers increasing their stockpile of nuclear weapons.

    a zero-zero treaty

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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