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Meaning of VFR direct | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. While flying under visual flight rules, finding one's own route without formal reliance on navigation aids, defined fixes, or the like.
    not-comparable
  2. Bypassing normal channels, particularly skipping intervening levels in the chain of command.
    US, not-comparable, slang

Examples

“He went VFR direct to the general, and without having gotten his facts straight.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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