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pilot raise

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noun

Mining.
  1. a small raise intended to be enlarged later.


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Communications between air traffic controllers and the pilot raise questions about why the plane’s main operator chose to dump fuel over the residential area minutes before descending into LAX.

From Los Angeles Times