📚 FINDING and DISCOVERING
These words describe seeing or becoming aware of something, especially something you have been looking for.
🔍The most common word for this is FIND.
📌Runway inspection is carried out after a hit to FIND and remove bits of a bird carcass.
🔍A very common alternative to find is the verb DISCOVER.
📌Post flight inspection didn't discover damage to the aircraft.
🔍If someone finds the exact position of something, the verb LOCATE may be used.
📌Aircraft crew should LOCATE the cause of fire as quickly as possible and deal with it urgently in order to ensure that the fire situation does not become uncontrollable.
🔍If someone finds something that has been secret or hidden, then the verbs UNCOVER, UNEARTH and REVEAL are sometimes used.
📌The FAA failed to uncover the design vulnerability.
📌The examination of the affected engine didn't reveal the presence of foreign objects.
🔍to DETECT - to discover something, usually using special equipment
📌Security screening personnel should be trained to detect potentially unruly passengers and if possible, prevent them from boarding.
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