English Explanatory Dictionary

mast bumping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dangerous condition where the mast of a helicopter contacts adjacent fixed structure while rotating, damaging the mast and potentially resulting in the separation of the main rotor from the helicopter.

Word forms

mast bumping
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