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FIDO, Fido|ˈfaɪdəʊ|
[f. the initials of the words Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation.]
A system of dispersing fog over aerodromes by heat from petrol-burners.
1945Newsweek 11 June 53/2 Fido stands for ‘Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation’. It was suggested in 1942 by Prime Minister Churchill to Geoffrey Lloyd. 1946D. Banks Flame over Britain vii. 157 We saw the glow of Fido in the night sky. Making a circuit at 1,500 feet above the flames the thick rime on his wind-screen cleared and the runway then became clearly visible through the fog. 1959Times 21 Feb. 7/7 [Passengers] would probably find their first FIDO-aided landing an eerie experience. 1971Daily Tel. 6 Jan. 2/3 With the FIDO (Fog Intensive Dispersal Operation) system used during the war, petrol is burned in troughs on either side of the runway to raise air temperature. |