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Meaning of on the deck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Flying at a very low altitude.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, deck.

Examples

“The HAWK is one of the Army's newest air defense weapons. It is capable of carrying a modern warhead and of destroying attackers flying "on the deck" at such ranges as to insure effective protection of defended areas.”
“The fighters were flying “on the deck” — as close to the water as possible — to avoid detection.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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