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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up and away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.55 in modern English

Syllables
up- and -away
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Moving quickly and continuously upwards, often with a sense of joy or excitement.

adv

Of retractable landing gear, retracted and stowed (put away), as contrasted with being down and locked (extended and secured for use).

Example Sentences

Etymology

The general sense is older. It is evident that the sense referring to landing gear synergizes with the sense referring to being aloft and soaring away: the gear being up and away accords with the aircraft and its crew and passengers being up and away.

Inflected Forms

more up and away (comparative) most up and away (superlative)

Phrases

go away on the up on the up-and-up

Frequently Paired Words

go away on the up on the up-and-up

Questions

What does up and away mean?
Moving quickly and continuously upwards, often with a sense of joy or excitement.
Where does up and away come from?
The general sense is older. It is evident that the sense referring to landing gear synergizes with the sense referring to being aloft and soaring away: the gear being up and away accords with the aircraft and its crew and passengers being up and away.

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