five by five
English
Adjective
five by five (not comparable)
- Alternative form of five-by-five
- 1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 117:
- He told everyone what he wanted to do in the Park, and when some of them disagreed, he said straight out, five by five, how stupid he thought they were.
- 2006, Greg Rucka, Perfect Dark: Initial Vector, →ISBN:
- “Check, check,” Jo whispered. “Ahab, this is Starbuck.” “Ahoy,” Jonathan Steinberg said. “Five by five.” “Five by five, check,” Jo said. “Where are you?"
- 2008, Robert L. Wilson, Riding the Giant Catfish, →ISBN, page 160:
- Five by five Skyhook. How do we sound?
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