nose up
Tilt upward, aeronautically
Nose up describes the upward tilt of an aircraft's front end, raising the angle relative to the horizon.
Pilots nose up during takeoff and climbing: The plane nosed up sharply after leaving the runway.
The term applies to any vehicle or object tilting its forward section upward: The boat nosed up as it crested the wave.
- climbAscend using effort
- ascendMove upward
- pitchFrequency of sound
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
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