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1. A1, adj. View full entry 1776
...Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now...
2. abeam, adv. View full entry 1789
...On a line at right angles to a ship's course; opposite the middle of a vessel. Later also of an aircraft. Cf. beam17....
3. able whackets, n. View full entry 1785
...Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief. Hence: a sailors' card game in which the loser of the game (or of a point) receives such blows....
4. adjustable, adj. View full entry 1768
...Capable of being adjusted (in various senses of the verb); esp. capable of being altered or modified....
5. admiral, v. View full entry 1704
...trans. To command (a fleet) as an admiral. Also in extended use in nautical contexts: to lead, take charge of. Cf. general...
6. admiralissimo, n. View full entry 1723
...(A title held by) a supreme commanding officer of a country's navy, or of combined naval forces....
7. aeronaut, n. View full entry 1784
...A person who makes balloon ascents or flies in a balloon, a balloonist. In later use also: a person who flies an aircraft (rare)....
8. aeronautic, adj. View full entry 1754
...= aeronautical...
9. aeronautica, n. View full entry 1753
...In titles of works: aerial navigation; = aeronautics...
10. aeronautical, adj. View full entry 1797
...Of or relating to controlled flight through the air; relating to or involving aeronautics....
11. aerostat, n. View full entry 1784
...A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare....
12. aerostation, n. View full entry 1784
...The art of raising and guiding balloons (and formerly †other craft) in the air. Now hist....
13. afterguard, n. View full entry 1750
...The sailors stationed on the quarterdeck and poop of a sailing ship, charged with operating the sails and other equipment aft of the mainmast. Now chiefly hist....
14. ahoy, int. and v. View full entry 1748
...A shout or exclamation used to hail, greet, or attract attention to someone or something, esp. from a distance (originally at sea). Also ahoy there! Cf. hoy...
15. aileron, n. View full entry 1797
...Entomol. In dipteran flies: an alula. Now disused....
16. airbag, n. View full entry 1782
...A bag inflated with air, esp. one in a motor vehicle designed to inflate upon impact so as to cushion the vehicle's occupants in a collision, or (U.S.)...
17. air balloon, n. View full entry 1749
...A type of firework; = balloon3. Obs....
18. air-balloonist, n. View full entry 1791
...A person who travels in an air balloon (air balloon2); an aeronaut....
19. air-box, n. View full entry 1744
...An air chamber (in various senses). Now chiefly hist....
20. air-breathing, adj. View full entry 1791
...Designating an animal that breathes air. Often contrasted with water-breathing....
