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Complete Definition of "kick the tires and light the fires"

English
Etymology
From kick the tires, referring to a preflight check of the landing gear+ light the fires, referring to the ignition of the afterburners, a part of the engine which burns extra fuel for a speed boost during takeoff.

Verb
kick the tires and light the fires
#(US) (used by fighter pilots) To take off.

Revision and Credits for"kick the tires and light the fires"
  • 2006-11-02 22:25 - Robert Ullmann - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/65.8.156.3|65.8.156.3]] ([[User_talk:65.8.156.3|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Dvortygirl|Dvortygirl]]

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