low-flying aircraft

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aircraft
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.krɑːft/us
/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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(Definition ofaircraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first is the problem oflow-flyingaircraft.
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It is not, however, practicable forlow-flyingaircraftcompletely to avoid all inhabited areas.
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I receive very few letters aboutlow-flyingaircraftover my constituency.
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Once an aircraft is at about 8,000 feet, it ceases to have the devastating effect which thelow-flyingaircraftcreates.
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Consequently, many more people unfamiliar with such activities were seeinglow-flyingaircraftthan was previously the case.
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Until radar equipment is more effective than it is now, searchlights will be necessary forlow-flyingaircraft.
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I wish that it would go further and deal with noise fromlow-flyingaircraft, but that is outside the terms of the debate.
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It is not necessary that theselow-flyingaircraftshould have the range for a two-way trip.
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There are also instances wherelow-flyingaircrafthave caused considerable damage to cattle.
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Millions of pounds are wasted every time one of thelow-flyingaircraftcrashes.
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Practically the whole of my constituents have to put up with the noise and inconvenience occasioned bylow-flyingaircraft.
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I do not think that alteration in the flight path oflow-flyingaircraftis necessary in that area.
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But public patience is wearing a little thin over the terrific noise oflow-flyingaircraftin this country.
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I greatly regret the inconvenience which is sometimes caused bylow-flyingaircraft.
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Frankly, after a day of walking on the fells and being "attacked" repeatedly bylow-flyingaircraftone wishes that they would stop.
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Yet most of the debate has been about banninglow-flyingaircraft, chain-saws and motor-boats.
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I wish to address my remarks to the problem oflow-flyingaircraft.
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In other words, he accepted that it was capable of trackinglow-flyingaircraft.
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Everybody jumped out of their skin as, one after another,low-flyingaircraftflew over.
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Take the case which happened this year of cattle being stampeded bylow-flyingaircraft.
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