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Old July 22nd 09, 12:25 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Jul 21, 2:27*pm, John Smith wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
Sorry, but the phrase "far miss" appears at best to be an oxymoron. In fact
"near miss" appears in various Thesaurus as a synonym for "collision".


Let me guess: Those were online thesauri?


This is an aviation themed forum, and among those who speak airplane
the meaning of near miss is well understood.

 




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