VFR

English

Noun

VFR (countable and uncountable, plural VFRs)

1. (aviation, uncountable) Initialism of visual flight rules, a set of rules allowing a pilot to fly and navigate by sight references, rather than by relying on instruments.
2. (aviation, countable, uncountable) Initialism of (a person) visiting friends and relatives/relations.

   The airline's business travel went up six percent, but VFR went up nine percent.

   • 2008, World Health Organization, International Travel and Health: Situation as on 1 January 2008:

     Risk awareness and risk perception also differ between VFRs and most tourist travellers, resulting in a lower uptake by VFRs of pre-departure vaccinations or malaria prophylaxis.

3. (uncountable, video compression) Initialism of variable frame rate.

Coordinate terms

(aviation):

• IFR
• SVFR

Derived terms

• VFR direct

 

Anagrams

• RFV, RVF

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

VFR

1. (aviation) Initialism of visuelle flygeregler. (definite plural: visuelle flygereglene)

Swedish

Noun

VFR

1. (aviation) Initialism of visuella flygregler. (definite plural: visuella flygreglerna)