pass
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7.8
- noun
- /pæs/
- Jargon
:
pasada
- After the first pass found nothing, the UAV plotted a course through the remaining unsearched area.
- make a pass
- a low pass
- a close pass
And then you make these quick close passes by Europa where you dash through the radiation and then you retreat to safety.
- And then you make these quick close passes by Europa where you dash through the radiation and then you retreat to safety.
Examples
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Hit all primary targets on the first pass.
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If it looks okay, we'll make one more pass and then proceed with our landing.
Fiction book (1998) -
We're gonna start with some independent passes over the camera ship.
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Now on the first pass, we shot down the escort plane.
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On December 13, the spacecraft makes its second close pass by the large, haze-shrouded moon Titan.
Academic text (2004) -
On each of two daily passes over a ground station in Chilton, England, the satellite dumped 350 million hits of data.
Academic text (1991) -
The Thames launch made a ceremonial pass under the bridge to review the roofs and spires of Parliament.
Fiction book (1992) -
Fagin leaned way out of the Huey as it swept wide over the treetops to make another pass.
Fiction book (1995) -
One airline pilot, after making multiple passes over the spot he'd been vectored to, concluded the target was a riverboat, flying the Potomac.
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The pilots executed a tight pass over the target area to gather intelligence.
Synonyms
4
7.5
A plane flying over another country's land or waters
3
7.5
A low flight by military planes over people watching on the ground
2
5.8
A plane passing low over people for a show
Idioms
- Informal
1
3.5
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Compounds
- Informal
18
4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
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2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
1
8.3
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
1
7.4
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
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7.1
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to move across' or 'to go by'. An aircraft pass is one time the plane moves across an area or makes a run over a target, like taking a single move through the sky.