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verb
To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To use one's judgment, initiative, and perceptions as events unfold in order to improvise a course of action without a predetermined plan or without the desirable data inputs to decision making.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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Synonyms: play by ear, make it up as one goes along, wing it
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
