Definitions from Wiktionary (Step-climb)
▸ verb: Alternative form of step climb [(aviation, usually intransitive, of an aircraft) To periodically climb to higher and higher altitudes during cruise flight, as the aircraft becomes lighter from fuel burnoff, to take advantage of the reduced drag at higher altitudes; like cruise-climbing, but with the aircraft climbing in discrete steps instead of continuously.]
▸ noun: Alternative form of step climb [(aviation) An instance of step climbing.]
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▸ verb: Alternative form of step climb [(aviation, usually intransitive, of an aircraft) To periodically climb to higher and higher altitudes during cruise flight, as the aircraft becomes lighter from fuel burnoff, to take advantage of the reduced drag at higher altitudes; like cruise-climbing, but with the aircraft climbing in discrete steps instead of continuously.]
▸ noun: Alternative form of step climb [(aviation) An instance of step climbing.]
Similar:
step climb,
cruise climb,
cruise-climb,
zoom,
pull out,
grab some air,
walk,
toboggan,
stack,
crab,
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