seat-of-the-pants

English - Turkish

Definition of seat-of-the-pants in English Turkish dictionary

(Havacılık) Pilotların 'popo hissi'

Hisleri ve tahminleri kullanarak deneme-yanılma yöntemiyle yapılan

English - English

Definition of seat-of-the-pants in English English dictionary

Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique

The new pension-fund managers are an eclectic group, displaying a spectrum of styles and strategies. Some rely chiefly on computers and charts, while others are more likely to trust their seat-of-the-pants judgment.

(informal) done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique

(Havacılık) Performed without using instruments: a seat-of-the-pants landing of the aircraft

(Havacılık) Based on or using intuition and experience rather than a plan or method; improvised: “Each has already moved beyond seat-of-the-pants management to more professional operating procedures” (Business Week)

Based on or using intuition and experience rather than a plan or method; improvised: “Each has already moved beyond seat-of-the-pants management to more professional operating procedures” (Business Week)

Performed without using instruments: a seat-of-the-pants landing of the aircraft

Etymology

() From seat + of + the + pants.