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- noun aviation an
incident where twoaircraft almost collide
Etymologies
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Air + miss.
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In a letter dated April 1996, an unidentified MoD official said: "With regards to the airmiss reported by the British Airways pilots approaching Manchester Airport on January 6 1995, I can confirm that as a matter of routine the MoD was notified about the pilots 'report by the Civil Aviation Authority shortly after the incident occurred.
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