Squawk

Definitions

1. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
2. A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
3. A complaint or objection.
   informal
4. An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
5. The American night heron.
6. A warning message indicating a possible error.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“That was the last⟳ roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any squawk from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.”

“We think⟳ instructors should stress⟳ the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct⟳ such squawks.”

“The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a squawk.”

CEFR level