airmiss

noun
/ˈɛəˌmɪs/UK/ˈɛɚˌmɪs/US

Etymology

Blend of air(craft) + miss.

  1. inherited from *miss- — “loss
  2. derived from *miss
  3. inherited from miss — “loss, absence
  4. inherited from misse
  5. inherited from *meyth₂- — “to change, exchange, trade
  6. inherited from *missijaną — “to miss, go wrong, fail
  7. inherited from *missijan
  8. inherited from missan — “to miss, escape the notice of a person
  9. inherited from missen
  10. compounded as airmiss — “air + miss

Definitions

  1. An incident where two aircraft almost collide

    An incident where two aircraft almost collide; a near miss.

The neighborhood

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