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angels
· noun · military
Altitude in thousands of feet — pilot radio shorthand.
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Pilot-speak for altitude measured in thousands of feet. 'Angels one-five' means 15,000 feet. RAF brevity code from WWII that NATO air forces still use on the radio because it's short, clear, and hard to mishear over a noisy frequency.
“Bandit inbound, angels two-zero, closing fast.”
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angels In A Sentence
Bandit inbound, angels two-zero, closing fast.
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