| 单词 | in lift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin lift Upwardly-moving air which provides sufficient upward force to support a glider, etc., or to carry it higher. Frequently in the phrase in lift. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > gliding and hang-gliding > [adverb] > carried higher by upwardly moving air in lift1938 the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > a movement of air > a current of air > upward current > with lifting force lift1938 1938 N. Heron-Maxwell tr. Hirth Art of Soaring Flight 49 Karl Bauer was towed up in a Grunau Baby, and..found sufficient lift to enable him to make a good soaring flight. 1947 A. C. Douglas Gliding & Advanced Soaring ii. 44 By means of kiting to a height of 1800–2800′, the glider..obtains enough height to circle in lift without risk. 1978 A. Welch Bk. Airsports ii. 27/1 Very slowly the needle moves upwards; it is still showing sink, but not so much. Then, quite suddenly you are in the lift. 1986 Sailplane & Gliding Oct.–Nov. 213/3 Flying in lift I reached the club and checked my watch. 1987 Pilot Apr. 16/1 Other gliders nearby are giving away useful information by..their changes in attitude [sic] as they dive to speed up through sinking air and pull up in any lift. < as lemmas |
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