Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

work out

English answer:

determine, calculate..plan

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
Mar 10, 2009 15:14
15 yrs ago
English term

work out

English Other Aerospace / Aviation / Space
When one flies long distances, it is now common practice to show to the passengers the route being flown, what height one is at, what the temperature is outside (usually a chilly minus 30°C!), how far it is to one’s destination and the estimated time of arrival. Any good pilot has to know his present position and his progress from his original starting point in order to ***work out*** his route carefully, whether he has enough fuel, effect of headwinds, tailwinds, etc.
Change log

Mar 13, 2009 10:38: Ana Juliá changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Religion" to "Aerospace / Aviation / Space"

Mar 13, 2009 16:23: airmailrpl changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/21487">Ana Juliá's</a> old entry - "work out"" to ""determine, calculate""

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Sabine Akabayov, PhD, Sheila Wilson

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Discussion

airmailrpl Mar 10, 2009:
How do you suggest it be categorized ??
Ana Juliá (asker) Mar 10, 2009:
Actually, it's a religious (Christian) book about the creation/evolution debate, but I agree that maybe the question should be categorized differently.
Trudy Peters Mar 10, 2009:
Surely you didn't mean to categorize this as Art/Literary - Religion...

Responses

+7
12 mins
Selected

determine..calculate

to ***work out*** his route carefully => determine..calculate
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Wilson : Ihey are the words most likely to help the asker understand "work out"
4 mins
thank you
agree Robert Kleemaier
25 mins
thank you
agree Alice Bootman
38 mins
thank you
agree Patricia Townshend (X)
45 mins
thank you
agree Suzan Hamer
48 mins
thank you
agree marybro
4 hrs
thank you
agree Gary D
8 hrs
thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks"
+4
1 min

prepare for, figure out

How I would understand this. Before flying, he must see where he is going to fly and how long it will take, etc. This is how I understand 'work out' in this sense.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
5 mins
agree Egil Presttun : to plan his route carefully
24 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
agree Alexandra Taggart : to figure out -I would imagine some kind of a very dangerous flight
2 days 6 hrs
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9 mins

exercise/practice (verbally)

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Reference comments

13 mins
Reference:

Flight Plan

Work out for a pilot means planning his flight ...

Route: Proposed route of flight. The route can be made up of airways, intersections, navaids, or possibly direct.

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-03-10 15:32:15 GMT)
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http://www.fltplan.com/
http://www.aeroplanner.com/
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree B D Finch : I think you should post this as an answer. The word to use is definitely "plan".
3 hrs
Thank you. That's what I'm thinking, too, but I'd be posting against 9 agrees. Maybe not such a good idea (that's experience on Kudoz speaking)... :)
agree airmailrpl : since you didn't post it as a suggestion, I put it in the glossary
3 days 57 mins
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