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Examples
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Mr. Lundy said that one of the toughest tasks for pilots was to become familiar with the head-up display, or HUD, a small transparent screen that drops down in front of the pilots in order to improve visibility during difficult flying conditions while providing essential flight information.
Dreamliner's Here: Now Learn to Fly It Doug Cameron 2011
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Guardian technology editor Charles Arthur checks out a pair of head-up goggles from Recon Instruments at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
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Cars with studded tyres, cars bouncing off snowbanks, head-up displays for the drivers, and the first ever global sporting event covered entirely in the infrared part of the spectrum.
Archive 2009-02-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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Its interior is mostly made of burnished copper, offset by red neon and head-up digital displays.
Dream Cars Matthew Master 2010
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In the 3-4 front Virginia used under former Coach Al Groh, Dolce and other defensive tackles were asked to play head-up on an opposing offensive lineman, control said opponent and be responsible for two gaps.
John-Kevin Dolce to start over Matt Conrath in Virginia's 'three-man rotation' at defensive tackle 2010
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A: Have you considered a car with a head-up display?
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The VRS is bore-sighted to the HUD head-up display and is used to record important aspects of the flight: takeoffs, landings, and gun, missile, or rocket firings.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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I kept looking over my shoulder, but Becky was there, coming, coming after me, up the street and towards my house, and I am running now, the sweat trickling down my back as I head-up the hill in front of my house and through the front door, where I am safe and can play Missile Command before I go out to see my friends because she is gone.
So Different Now 2009
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He has an inside source in the McCain camp and always gets a head-up when they have a new news item.
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At an appropriate point, the cloth was removed and bed rotated into a head-up, vertical position with the person left hanging by straps securing him to the bed.
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