flat-hat

flat-hat
verb
fly very close to the ground
Syn: ↑hedgehop
Hypernyms: ↑fly, ↑aviate, ↑pilot
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
Etymology: flat (I) + hat, n.; from an alleged incident in which a pedestrian's hat was crushed by the undercarriage of a low-flying plane
1. : to fly low in an airplane in an unnecessarily dangerous or reckless manner : hedgehop
2. : to show off
flat-hatter \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun

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flat-hat «FLAT HAT», intransitive verb, -hat|ted, -hat|ting.
U.S. Slang. to fly needlessly or dangerously low: »

[He] was flat-hatting along Highway 1, only 100 ft. off the [surface] (Time).

flat´-hat´ter, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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