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zero-zero

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the ejection of the occupant of an aircraft from a grounded stationary position (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to weather conditions of zero ceiling and zero visibility (i.e., opaque cloud all the way down to ground level), or to aircraft operations in such conditions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Category IIIc ILS would enable landings in true zero-zero conditions (where the pilots can see nothing, not even the surface of the runway they're on), but the problem of blind taxiing - a necessary capability in order to make use of ILS-IIIc - remains unsolved.

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adj

Meaning 3

Involving neither of two powers increasing their stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

Examples

  • a zero-zero treaty

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