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View synonyms for level-off
level-off
[ lev-uhl-awf, -of ]
noun
, Aeronautics.
- the maneuver of bringing an aircraft into a horizontal flying position after an ascent or descent.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of level-off1
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase level off
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Idioms and Phrases
Move toward stability or consistency, as in Prices have leveled off . This idiom transfers a physical flattening to a figurative one. [Mid-1900s]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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