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1. abandonee, n. View full entry 1804
...A person to whom anything is formally or legally abandoned; spec. (in marine insurance) the underwriters to whom all interest in property insured is relinquished after a loss (cf. ...
2. ablator, n. View full entry a1832
...A person who ablates. Obs.rare....
3. abox, adv. View full entry 1801
...Of the head-yards of a sailing vessel: in a position with only the headsails laid aback....
4. accelerograph, n. View full entry 1875
...A device or apparatus for measuring and recording acceleration; spec. a seismograph for recording large earth tremors by this means....
5. Ackermann, n. View full entry 1898
...attrib. Designating a steering mechanism designed so that, when a vehicle turns, both the outer and the inner wheels remain perpendicular to the radius of the turn, even though the outer...
6. admiraling | admiralling, n. View full entry 1838
...The action of admiral; the activities of an admiral....
7. aero-, comb. form View full entry 1865
...With reference to air or the air....
8. † aerobatics, n.1 View full entry 1879
...With sing. concord: aviation. Cf. aerobat...
9. aerodrome, n.1 View full entry 1891
...S. P. Langley's name for: an aeroplane. Now hist....
10. aerodromic, adj. View full entry 1894
...Of or relating to aircraft or travel in the air; aeronautical....
11. aerodromics, n. View full entry 1891
...With sing. concord. The science of powered flight; the construction and operation of aircraft....
12. aerogram, n. View full entry 1899
...A message sent by radio. Now disused....
13. aeromotor, n. View full entry 1892
...Also with capital initial. A water-pumping engine powered by a windmill; (also occas.) a windmill incorporating such an engine. Freq. attrib....
14. aeronautics, n. View full entry 1824
...With sing. and pl. concord. The science, art, or practice of controlled flight through the air; (in later use also) the science or practice of designing and building...
15. aeronef, n. View full entry 1861
...A flying machine, an aircraft; spec.a lighter-than-air flying machine, a balloon, esp. a dirigible balloon, an airship;a heavier-than-air flying machine, esp. an aeroplane (see also quot. ...
16. aeroplane, n. View full entry 1866
...A flattened structure, originally plane but later aerodynamically curved, that forms the principal lifting surface of an aircraft; esp. a wing. Cf. aerofoil1plane5. Now ...
17. aeropleustic, adj. View full entry 1827
...Of or relating to the use of large sails for providing motive power to boats and land vehicles and to individuals in flight....
18. afoul, adv. and adj. View full entry 1807
...In or into a tangled or otherwise undesirable state. Freq. to run afoul....
19. afterburning, n. and adj. View full entry 1855
...gen. Burning that takes place after some event....
20. airboat, n. View full entry 1852
...A lighter-than-air aircraft; = airship1a. Obs....
