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Noun Concept
Categories: Flight phases
EN
descent
EN
The act of changing your location in a downward direction WordNet 3.0
English:
aircraft
aeronautics
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The act of changing your location in a downward direction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In aeronautics, a descent is any time period during air travel where an aircraft decreases altitude, and is the opposite of an ascent or climb. Wikipedia
The decrease of an aircraft in altitude during flight Wikipedia Disambiguation
Flight maneuver Wikidata
An instance of descending; act of coming down. Wiktionary
Instance of descending. Wiktionary (translation)
EN
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier. Wiktionary
IS A
motion
flight maneuver
HAS KIND
rappel
flop
crash dive
dive
drop
+3 relations
FOLLOWED BY
cruise
OPPOSITE OF
climb
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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descent
Wikipedia
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descent (aeronautics)
Wikidata
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descent
Wiktionary
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descent
Wikipedia Redirections
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Descent (aircraft)

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