spotter plane

collocation in English

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spotter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspɒt.ər/us
/ˈspɑː.t̬ɚ/
someone who is good at noticing or ...
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plane
noun[C]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
;
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or ...
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(Definition ofspotterandplanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a second cause aspotterplane, a friend or an enemy would sometimes fly over the tank.
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In support of ground efforts, two helicopters and onespotterplanekeep an eye out for any possible threats.
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There had been no reconnaissance of the other bank because bad weather had kept thespotterplaneon the ground.
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Helicopters and spotter planes are used for detecting fish schools.
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The clear water meant that the mines could have been seen through the water by spotter planes.
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Huge purse seiner vessels use spotter planes to locate schooling fish, such as tuna, cod, mackerel and forage fish.
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The shuttle was equipped with a number of new cameras, and video was also taken from spotter planes.
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Huge purse seiner vessels use spotter planes to locate the schooling fish.
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Currently, non-sustainable methods of fishing continue on an industrial scale, using spotter planes to target older, oil-rich menhaden, and to direct enormous refrigerated seawater vessels to the fish.
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They swim near the surface in compacted schools, so they are relatively easy to locate at the surface with sophisticated electronic fishfinders and from above with spotter planes.
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