leans

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leans^¹

/liːnz/

Rhymes with -iːnz

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of lean

noun

with the A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes themselves to be in a bank when they are actually wings-level, or vice-versa, often resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft. If you don't use your flight instruments when flying in cloud, you can easily get the leans and enter a fatal graveyard spiral.
plural plural of lean

Leans^²

proper noun

plural plural of Lean

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inclination, incline, tilt, slant, run, trim, wiry, shrunken, shrivelled, shriveled, pinched, thin, slim, withered, slender, spindly

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@misc{leans_2026,
  title = {leans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}