name
Meaning 1
plural of Lean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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leans
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/liːnz/
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rhymes with -iːnz
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CMU ARPABET: L IY1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes themselves to be in a bank when they are actually wings-level, or vice-versa, often resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- If you don't use your flight instruments when flying in cloud, you can easily get the leans and enter a fatal graveyard spiral.
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of lean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of lean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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