FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS

Meaning of FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS in English

v. phr. , slang To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.

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FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — phrasal slang : to fly an airplane by a sense of feeling without the aid of instruments
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — {v. phr.}, {slang} To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. * …
Slang English vocab
FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — {v. phr.}, {slang} To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. * …
Словарь английских идиом
FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE`S PANTS — do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information I had to fly by the seat of my pants …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
SEAT — I. ˈsēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti, from the stem of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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FLY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTS — ˈpants, ˈpaan-, ˈpain- noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for pantaloons, plural of pantaloon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEAT — — seater , n. — seatless , adj. /seet/ , n. 1. something designed to support a person in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANTS — /pants/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. trousers (def. 1). 2. underpants, esp. for women and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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FLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEAT — noun posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 2. seat ·vt to fix; to set firm. 3. seat ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FLY
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
SEAT — [seat] n [ME sete, fr. ON saeti; akin to OE gesete seat, sittan to sit] (13c) 1 a: a special …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANTS — pants BrE AmE pæn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEAT — / siːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLACE TO SIT 1. a place where you can sit, for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — / pænts; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. ( BrE ) underpants or knickers : a pair of pants …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — I. seat 1 S2 W1 /siːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ seat , ↑ seating ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PANTS — I. pants 1 S3 /pænts/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: pantaloons ] 1 . especially American …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. øbore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEAT — n. & v. n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. bore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1. Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. Phrases and idioms: bore (or scare etc.) the …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
SEAT — ( seats, seating, seated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A seat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. a seat in parliament (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PANTS
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ONE
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FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
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