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1. aerospace, adj. and n. View full entry 1955
...attrib. Of or relating to aviation and space flight considered together, esp. as a branch of technology and industry....
2. airframe, n. View full entry 1930
...The structural framework of an aircraft. Also in extended use. Cf. frame5i....
3. air freight, n. View full entry 1919
...Freight transported by air....
4. air freighter, n. View full entry 1919
...An aircraft used to transport cargo....
5. air landing, n. View full entry 1919
...An instance of landing an aircraft, (now) esp. to deposit troops, equipment, or supplies....
6. airmanship, n. View full entry 1859
...Skill in flying an aircraft, hot air balloon, etc....
7. airmobile, adj. View full entry 1933
...That can be transported by air; spec. designating or relating to ground troops moved within a war zone by helicopter....
8. air raid, n. View full entry 1914
...An attack by aircraft, esp. one in which bombs are dropped on to a ground target....
9. air shed, n.1 View full entry 1915
...A hangar for aircraft....
10. airship, n. View full entry 1817
...Originally: any of various aircraft or machines for flying (now rare). Now usually: spec. a dirigible, esp. one having a rigid elongated structure containing gas-filled bags...
11. airspace, n. View full entry 1839
...Space for the use or passage of air, as for respiration, insulation, etc.; an expanse of this....
12. air-to-air, adj. View full entry 1939
...Directed from one aircraft to another while both are in flight; carried out between aircraft in flight....
13. airwoman, n. View full entry 1910
...A woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of an air crew. Also: a female member of the Royal Air Force below...
14. Amtrak, n. View full entry 1971
...A proprietary name for a Government-controlled railway service in the U.S., also called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation....
15. anchorage, n.1 View full entry 1516
...The action or process of anchoring; the condition of lying at anchor....
16. anti-lock, adj. and n. View full entry 1963
...Designating or relating to a vehicle braking system designed to prevent the wheels from locking when the brakes are applied suddenly....
17. autocatalyst, n.2 View full entry 1973
...A substance used as a catalyst in catalytic converters of motor vehicles, typically containing platinum or another metal....
18. ballahoo, n. View full entry 1815
...A type of fast-sailing two-masted schooner. Also used as a term of contempt for a sluggish, slovenly, or ungainly vessel (cf. ballyhoo, ballyhoo of blazes). Now rare...
19. base jump, n. View full entry 1981
...A parachute jump from a fixed point, typically a high building, cliff, or mountainside, rather than an aircraft....
20. base jumping, n. View full entry 1981
...The action or sport of parachute jumping from a fixed point, typically a high building or promontory, rather than an aircraft....
