A crew member stands in position aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
what does it mean by “stand in position”?
Silencio Tarsier what does it mean by “stand in position”? It doesn't really mean anything except that the writer didn't know what the sailor was doing, which was launching aircraft. The sailor was in position insofar as he was not moving from where he had to be to do that, but that is an otiose observation.
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Silencio Tarsierwhat does it mean by “stand in position”?
It doesn't really mean anything except that the writer didn't know what the sailor was doing, which was launching aircraft. The sailor was in position insofar as he was not moving from where he had to be to do that, but that is an otiose observation.