flyoff

flyoff
/fluy"awf', -of'/, n.
1. Meteorol. evapotranspiration (def. 1).
2. a competition between aircraft of various manufacturers to establish superior performance, esp. in order to gain a government contract.
[1965-70; (def. 1) prob. FLY1 + (RUN)OFF; (def. 2) FLY1 + -OFF]

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