abattée
French
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Noun
editabattée f (plural abattées)
- (nautical) a movement of the boat that brings it closer to tailwind
- (aeronautics) a sudden nosedive of an aircraft due to a speed loss
- (paragliding) a movement of the wing that brings it down toward the front of the pilot at a more or less pronounced angle
Further reading
edit- “abattée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.