Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That portion of the rainfall or precipitation upon the earth's surface which is evaporated and returned to the atmosphere: distinguished from the run-off, or that portion of the rainfall which flows away from the surface to form rivers.
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Examples
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A fly-off lever from the L109 British army issue explosive grenade and safety pin were found by police along with a J-shaped fishing hook on the ground near the car, following the explosion.
Ex-soldier found guilty of trying to murder wife with grenade 2011
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Under O'Keefe and Steidle NASA was heading toward your suggested fly-off competition operating model (which DOES compare better to your cited examples), but Griffin squashed that and reshaped Constellation along the old NASA paradigm: govt dictates the precise design, industry builds that design under an exclusive contract.
Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009
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And then some Air Force crew at the fly-off base in Afghanistan who maybe notice Bird Twelve done come back shy one of its two Paveways.
Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010
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And then some Air Force crew at the fly-off base in Afghanistan who maybe notice Bird Twelve done come back shy one of its two Paveways.
Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010
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Possibly will involve a DoD-style competition with major LV manufacturers, possibly including those from friendly foreign nations, invited to submit ideas and later prototypes for a 'fly-off'.
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The winner of the JSF "competition" will be determined by a fly-off demonstrating only low-speed handling, STOVL capability, and producibility with at least 70% parts commonality; the YF-22 supersonic cruise demonstrator demonstrated aerodynamics of high-speed, high-G maneuvering, and high alpha, low-speed maneuvering in mock dogfights.
Winslow T. Wheeler: Joint Strike Fighter: We Were Told This Would Happen 2009
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It seem like a dreamy DC reality show that peaked as I watched the outgoing culprits shamefully board their helicopter and fly-off into the cold, bitter horizon.
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When the moths in the brincadores powered Teen brain hatch out and fly-off thankfully at night the Teen-Tory enters the next stage of its life cycle.
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Editor's note: Word has it that Code T AA Craig Steidle is working on a plan whereby there would be a fly-off of two competing CEV designs sometime in CY 2008.
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That chart looked like there was no way but to go with a fly-off.
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