frame

Both senses are common among spotters and both are used in the same sentence: "got a new frame in three frames". Context is the only guide.

This term does not auto-link inside captions, because the two senses collide with each other and with ordinary English, and a link cannot say which of the three was meant.

Nearby in Slang

• blocked — Spotter slang for a photograph ruined by something in front of the subject — another aircraft, a ground vehicle, a light mast.
• catch — An aircraft successfully seen or photographed, especially an unexpected or rare one.
• hunting — Actively seeking out a particular aircraft, livery or type rather than photographing whatever appears.
• logbook — A spotter's personal record of the aircraft they have seen, kept by registration.